pass around vs scatter

pass around is not a noun while scatter is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pass around	No	No	Yes	No
scatter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, scatter is a hyponym of pass around; that is, scatter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pass around:

Other hyponyms of pass around include send around, utter, spread, spread out.

pass around (noun)	scatter (noun)
	the act of scattering
	a haphazard distribution in all directions

pass around (verb)	scatter (verb)
cause to become widely known	cause to separate
cause to be distributed	distribute loosely
	sow by scattering
	move away from each other
	to cause to separate and go in different directions
	strew or distribute over an area