muck vs scatter

muck and scatter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
muck	Yes	No	Yes	No
scatter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, scatter is a hypernym of muck; that is, scatter is a word with a broader meaning than muck:

Other hypernyms of muck include spread, spread out.

muck (noun)	scatter (noun)
any thick, viscous matter	the act of scattering
fecal matter of animals	a haphazard distribution in all directions

muck (verb)	scatter (verb)
remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine	cause to separate
soil with mud, muck, or mire	distribute loosely
spread manure, as for fertilization	sow by scattering
	move away from each other
	to cause to separate and go in different directions
	strew or distribute over an area