[Vocabulary] Problem with the word "litter"

[Sam165]

Hello everyone. I was checking my dictionary for the word "litter" and one of its meanings as a verb was:

to leave waste paper, cans etc on the ground in a public place

But there was also a usage note like this:

BAD: If someone litters the street, someone else has to clear it up.
GOOD: If someone drops litter in the street, someone else has to clear it up.
Usage Note:
People drop/leave litter (= leave things such as empty packets, cans and bottles in a public place): 'There is a $100 fine for dropping litter.'

So I'm a little bit confused, is it wrong to use litter solely as a verb? If it is then why there is a verb form of it?!

 

[5jj]

In which dictionary did you find this information?

 

[Sam165]

In which dictionary did you find this information?

It's a Persian English dictionary named "Tahlilgaran"
I checked some of the words in Tahlilgaran with the Longman dictionary and they were pretty alike.
I think Tahlilgaran is just a copy of Longman with only persian equivalents.

 

[Rover_KE]

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[slevlife]

is it wrong to use litter solely as a verb?

No, it's fine.

In fact, Americans don't say "drop litter." I'm guessing that's British. But Brits also use litter on its own.

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/litter_2

 

[SoothingDave]

They have signs here that say "Fine for littering," yet they'll give you a citation if they catch you.

 

[Tarheel]

They have signs here that say "Fine for littering," yet they'll give you a citation if they catch you.

Weird huh?
;-)

 

[Tarheel]

I never heard of dropping litter before. In fact, you can't drop litter. Why is that? It isn't litter until it's on the ground.

 

[Glizdka]

I never heard of dropping litter before. In fact, you can't drop litter. Why is that? It isn't litter until it's on the ground.

Can you re-drop it, though?

 

[Tarheel]

Can you re-drop it, though?

I guess, but if I'm going to pick the litter up off the ground I would want to put it in the nearest trash can/rubbish bin.