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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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sow¹

vb sows, sowing, sowed ; sown, sowed

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to scatter or place (seed, a crop, etc.) in or on (a piece of ground, field, etc.) so that it may grow to sow wheat to sow a strip of land

2. (tr) to implant or introduce to sow a doubt in someone's mind

[Old English sāwan; related to Old Norse sā, Old High German sāen, Old Slavonic seja, Latin serere to sow]

sowable  adj

sower  n

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sow²

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a female adult pig

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the female of certain other animals, such as the mink

3. (Engineering / Metallurgy) Metallurgy

a.  the channels for leading molten metal to the moulds in casting pig iron

b.  iron that has solidified in these channels

[Old English sugu; related to Old Norse sȳr, Old High German sū, Latin sūs, Norwegian sugga, Dutch zeug: see swine]

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" 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"

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sow

verb

1. scatter, plant, seed, lodge, implant, disseminate, broadcast, inseminate Yesterday the field opposite was sown with maize.

2. produce, cause, create, occasion, generate, provoke, induce, bring about, give rise to, precipitate, incite, engender He sowed doubt into the minds of his rivals.

sow the seeds of something set in motion, trigger, initiate, originate, activate, get going, engender, instigate, kick-start Rich industrialised countries have sowed the seeds of global warming.

Translations

sow¹ [səʊ] (sowed (pt) (sown (pp))) VT [+ seed] → sembrar
to sow doubt in sb's mind → sembrar dudas en algn
to sow mines in a strait; sow a strait with mines → sembrar un estrecho de minas, colocar minas en un estrecho

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sow² [saʊ] N (Zool) → puerca f, marrana f

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sow³ [ˈsəʊ] [sowed] (pt) [sowed, sown] (pp) vt

[+ seed, field] → semer

(= spread) [+ doubts, confusion, dissension] → semer

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sow⁴ [ˈsaʊ] n → truie f

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sow¹ pret <sowed>, ptp <sown or sowed>

vt

corn, plants → säen; seed → aussäen; (Mil) mine → legen; to sow the garden with grass → im Garten Gras (aus)säen; this field has been sown with barley → auf diesem Feld ist Gerste gesät; to sow mines in a strait → eine Meerenge verminen

(fig) to sow (the seeds of) hatred/discord → Hass/Zwietracht säen; to sow (the seeds of) anarchy → zur Anarchie anstiften; to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind (prov) → wer Wind sät, wird Sturm ernten (Prov); as you sow so shall you reap (prov) → was der Mensch säet, das wird er ernten (Prov) ? seed

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sow²

n

(= pig) → Sau f; (of wild boar) → (Wild)sau f; (of badger) → Dächsin f

(Tech, = block of iron) → Massel f; (= channel) → Masselgraben m

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sow¹ [səʊ] (sowed (pt) (sown (pp))) vt → seminare
to sow (the seeds of) doubt in sb's mind → far sorgere dei dubbi a qn
to sow (the seeds of) discord → seminare zizzania

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sow² [saʊ] n → scrofa

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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 (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 파종하다 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.

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sow²

n sow [sau]

a female pig. sog خنْزيرَه свиня svině so die Sau γουρούνα puerca, marrana emis ماده خوك بالغ emakko truie חֲזִירָה मादा सुअर prasica, krmača koca babi betina gylta scrofa 雌豚 암돼지 kiaulė cūka; sivēnmāte babi betina zeug purke, sugge maciora porca scroafă свинья, свиноматка sviňa svinja svinja sugga สุกรตัวเมีย dişi domuz 大母豬 свиня; свиноматка سورنی con lợn nái 大母猪