Broad"cast` , adv. So as to scatter or be
scattered in all directions; so as to spread
widely, as seed from the
hand in sowing, or news from
the press.
Broad"cast` , a.
1. Cast or
dispersed in all directions, as seed from the
hand in sowing; widely diffused.
2. Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows.
Broad"cast` (&?;), n.
(Agric.) A casting
or throwing seed in all
directions, as from the hand in
sowing.