sow

sow ¹  (s)

v. sowed, sown (sn) or sowed, sow·ing, sows

v.tr.

1. To scatter (seed) over the ground for growing.

2. To impregnate (a growing medium) with seed.

3. To propagate; disseminate: sow rumors.

4. To strew or cover with something; spread thickly.

v.intr.

To scatter seed for growing.

Idiom:

sow (one's) oats/wild oats

To indulge in dissolute or licentious behavior, especially to be sexually promiscuous, when young. Usually used of men.

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[Middle English sowen, from Old English swan; see s- in Indo-European roots.]

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sower n.

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sow ¹

Verb

[sowing, sowed; sown] or sowed

1. to scatter or plant (seed) in or on (the ground) so that it may grow: sow sweet peas in pots, farmers sow their fields with fewer varieties

2. to implant or introduce: to sow confusion among the other members [Old English sāwan]

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sow ²

Noun

a female adult pig [Old English sugu]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sow - an adult female hog swine - stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
Verb	1.	sow - place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds" seed farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" broadcast - sow over a wide area, especially by hand; "broadcast seeds" inseminate, sow in, sow - place seeds in or on (the ground); "sow the ground with sunflower seeds" inseminate, sow in, sow - place seeds in or on (the ground); "sow the ground with sunflower seeds" scatter - sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"
	2.	sow - introduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs" disseminate, pass around, circulate, diffuse, broadcast, circularise, circularize, spread, disperse, propagate, distribute - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
	3.	sow - place seeds in or on (the ground); "sow the ground with sunflower seeds" inseminate, sow in farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock sow, seed - place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds" sow, seed - place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds"

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sow

verb scatter, plant, seed, lodge, implant, disseminate, broadcast, inseminate

Translations

sow [sau] n → cerda, puerca

vt [səu] [pt sowed, pp sown] [səun] (gen) → sembrar (= spread); esparcir

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sow¹ [səu] [sowed , pt , sown , pp ] [səun] vt → semer

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sow² n [sau] → truie f

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sow¹ [sau] n → Sau f

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sow² [səu] [sowed , pt , sown , pp ] vt (lit, fig) → säen

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sow n [sau] → scrofa

vt [səu] [pt sowed,, pp sown] [səun] → seminare