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sow
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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 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.

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

sower n.

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]

sow 2
Noun
a female adult pig [Old English sugu]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sowsow - an adult female hog                  
swine - stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
Verb1.sow - place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds"
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"
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"

sow
Translations

sow [sau] ncerda, puerca
vt [səu] [pt sowed, pp sown] [səun] (gen) → sembrar (= spread); esparcir
sow1 [səu] [sowed , pt , sown , pp ] [səun] vtsemer
sow2 n [sau]truie f
sow1 [sau] nSau f
sow2 [səu] [sowed , pt , sown , pp ] vt (lit, fig) → säen
sow n [sau]scrofa
vt [səu] [pt sowed,, pp sown] [səun]seminare

sow1
v sow [səu]
1 to scatter over, or put in, the ground I sowed lettuce in this part of the garden.saaiيَبْذُر، يَزْرَعсея(za)sítså; plantesäenσπέρνω, φυτεύωsembrarkülvamaبذر افشاندن؛ كاشتنkylvääsemerלִזרוֹעַबोना, छितरानाsijativetmenyebarsá, gróðursetjaseminare種をまく씨를 뿌리다; 파종하다(pa)sėti[]sētmenyemaizaaiensiaćsemeara semănaсеять(za)siaťsejatiposaditiหว่านsaçmak, ekmek播(種),撒сіяти; насаджуватиزمین پر یا اندر پھیلاناgieo hạt, xạ),撒
2 to plant seed over This field has been sown with wheat.saaiيَغْرُس، يَبْذُرзасявамosítså; tilplantebesäenφυτεύω σπόρουςsembrarkülvamaكاشتنkylvääensemencer (en)זָרוּעַरोपनाzasijati, posijatibevetmenanamseminare種をまく(씨감자 등을) 심다apsėtiapsētmenyemaizaaienobsiewaćsemeara însămânţaзасеиватьzasiaťposejatiposaditibesåหว่านเมล็ดพืชtohum ekmek播種子(土地)засіватиزمین میں بیج بونا، کاشت کرناgieo rắc, gây mầm

to sow (not sew ) seed.


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