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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 spread (land, for example) with seed.

3. To strew something around or over (an area); distribute something over.

4. To propagate; disseminate: sow rumors.

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 ²  (sou)

n.

1.

a. An adult female hog.

b. The adult female of several other animals, such as the bear.

2.

a. A channel that conducts molten iron to the molds in a pig bed.

b. The mass of metal solidified in such a channel or mold.

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

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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

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sow¹

v sow [səu]

1 to scatter over, or put in, the ground I sowed lettuce in this part of the garden. saai يَبْذُر، يَزْرَع сея (za)sít så; plante säen σπέρνω, φυτεύω sembrar külvama بذر افشاندن؛ كاشتن kylvää semer לִזרוֹעַ बोना, छितराना sijati vet menyebar sá, gróðursetja seminare 種をまく 씨를 뿌리다; 파종하다 (pa)sėti []sēt menyemai zaaien så siać semear a semăna сеять (za)siať sejati posaditi så หว่าน saçmak, ekmek 播(種)，撒 сіяти; насаджувати زمین پر یا اندر پھیلانا gieo hạt, xạ 播（种），撒

2 to plant seed over This field has been sown with wheat. saai يَغْرُس، يَبْذُر засявам osít så; tilplante besäen φυτεύω σπόρους sembrar külvama كاشتن kylvää ensemencer (en) זָרוּעַ रोपना zasijati, posijati bevet menanam sá seminare 種をまく (씨감자 등을) 심다 apsėti apsēt menyemai zaaien så obsiewać semear a însămânţa засеивать zasiať posejati posaditi beså หว่านเมล็ดพืช tohum ekmek 播種子(土地) засівати زمین میں بیج بونا، کاشت کرنا gieo rắc, gây mầm 播种子（土地）

to sow (not sew ) seed.