sow
1to scatter (seed) over land, earth, etc., for growth; plant.
to plant seed for: to sow a crop.
to scatter seed over (land, earth, etc.) for the purpose of growth.
to implant, introduce, or promulgate; seek to propagate or extend; disseminate: to sow distrust or dissension.
to strew or sprinkle with anything.
to sow seed, as for the production of a crop.
Origin of sow
1Other words for sow
Other words from sow
- sow·a·ble, adjective
- sow·er, noun
- un·sowed, adjective
Other definitions for sow (2 of 2)
an adult female swine.
the adult female of various other animals, as the bear.
Metallurgy.
a large oblong mass of iron that has solidified in the common channel through which the molten metal flows to the smaller channels in which the pigs solidify.
the common channel itself.
a basin holding any of certain molten nonferrous metals to be cast.
Origin of sow
2Other words from sow
- sowlike, adjective
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How to use sow in a sentence
But while the show has gotten quicker, thank goodness, it still sows its stories stealthily.
America, Presenting Your New Addiction: ‘The Archers’ | Tim Teeman | April 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTVisiting unspoilt places sows the seeds for your own future, leading a more naturalistic lifestyle.
We know that desperation of that magnitude sows seeds of its own, of tension, conflict, and even [violence].
The ways of Nature are past comprehension, and no man can say who sows the seed that crops up in strange places.
With Edged Tools | Henry Seton MerrimanThat method leads the clown to the conclusion that if he sows barley he shall not reap wheat.
Education: How Old The New | James J. Walsh
He turned by-and-by and walked onward in a still mood—the receptive mood into which God sows rare seed.
The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives | Elizabeth Strong WorthingtonIf he sows seeds of unkindness and cruelty to man and beast, no one knows what the blackness of the harvest will be.
Beautiful Joe | Marshall SaundersHe sows no rank or noisome weeds for his childrens children to reap a gruesome harvest.
Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value | Arthur Glyn Leonard
British Dictionary definitions for sow (1 of 2)
/ (səʊ) /
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
(tr) to implant or introduce: to sow a doubt in someone's mind
Origin of sow
1Derived forms of sow
- sowable, adjective
- sower, noun
British Dictionary definitions for sow (2 of 2)
/ (saʊ) /
a female adult pig
the female of certain other animals, such as the mink
metallurgy
the channels for leading molten metal to the moulds in casting pig iron
iron that has solidified in these channels
Origin of sow
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with sow
In addition to the idiom beginning with sow
- sow one's wild oats
also see:
- can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
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