What does SOW mean?
Definitions for SOW
soʊsow
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Princeton's WordNet
sowverb
an adult female hog
sow, seedverb
place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
"She sowed sunflower seeds"
sowverb
introduce into an environment
"sow suspicion or beliefs"
inseminate, sow, sow inverb
place seeds in or on (the ground)
"sow the ground with sunflower seeds"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sownoun
Etymology: sugn , Saxon; soeg, souwe, Dutch
Boars have great fangs, sows much less. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.
A sow beneath an oak shall lye along,
And white herself, and white her thirty young. Dryden.For which they scorn and hate them worse
Than dogs and cats do sow gelders. Hudibras.The sow gelder’s horn has something musical in it, but this is seldom heard. Joseph Addison, Spectator.
And was’t thou fain
To hovel thee with swine, and rogues forlorn,
In short and musty straw? William Shakespeare, King Lear.To Sowverb
part. pass. sown.
Like was not to be found,
Save in that soil where all good things did grow,
And freely sprung out of the fruitful ground
As incorrupted nature did them sow. Fairy Queen.From Ireland come I with my strength,
And reap the harvest which that rascal sow’d. William Shakespeare, H. VI.I sow my law in you, and it shall bring fruit in you. 2 Esdr.
Many plants, which grow in the hotter countries, being set in the colder, will, being sown of seeds late in the Spring, come up and abide most part of the Summer. Francis Bacon.
The intellectual faculty is a goodly field, capable of great improvement; and it is the worst husbandry in the world to sow it with trifles or impertinencies. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.
When to turn
The fruitful soil, and when to sow the corn,
I sing, Mecænas. John Dryden, Georg.The proud mother views her precious brood,
And happier branches, which she never sow’d. Dryden.Frowardness is in his heart: he deviseth mischief continually, he soweth discord. Prov. vi. 14.
To sow a jangling noise of words unknown. John Milton.
Since then they stand secur’d by being join’d:
It were worthy a king’s head, to sow division,
And seeds of jealousy, to loose those bonds. Nicholas Rowe.Born to afflict my Marcia’s family,
And sow dissention in the hearts of brothers. Joseph Addison, Cato.He shall give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal. Is. xxx. 23.
He sow’d with stars the heav’n thick as a field. John Milton.
Morn new sow’d the earth with orient pearl. John Milton.
To Sowverb
For sew.
Some tree, whose broad smooth leaves together sow’d,
And girded on, may cover round. John Milton.To SOWverb
To scatter seed in order to a harvest.
Etymology: saian, Gothick; sawan , Saxon; saeyen, Dutch.
The one belongeth unto them that seek, the other unto them that have found happiness: they that pray do but yet sow, they that give thanks declare they have reaped. Richard Hooker.
The vintage shall reach unto the sowing time. Lev. xxvi. 5.
They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy. Ps. cxxvi. 5.
He that soweth to his flesh, shall reap corruption; but he that soweth to the spirit, shall reap life everlasting. Gal. vi. 8.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, and reap in mercy. Hos.
ChatGPT
sow
1) As a verb, "sow" means to plant seeds in the ground with the intention of growing crops or plants. It can also metaphorically mean to initiate or propagate something (idea, actions) that will grow or develop over time. 2) As a noun, a "sow" refers to a female adult pig.
Webster Dictionary
Sowverb
to sew. See Sew
Sownoun
the female of swine, or of the hog kind
Sownoun
a sow bug
Sownoun
a channel or runner which receives the rows of molds in the pig bed
Sownoun
the bar of metal which remains in such a runner
Sownoun
a mass of solidified metal in a furnace hearth; a salamander
Sownoun
a kind of covered shed, formerly used by besiegers in filling up and passing the ditch of a besieged place, sapping and mining the wall, or the like
Sowverb
to scatter, as seed, upon the earth; to plant by strewing; as, to sow wheat. Also used figuratively: To spread abroad; to propagate
Sowverb
to scatter seed upon, in, or over; to supply or stock, as land, with seeds. Also used figuratively: To scatter over; to besprinkle
Sowverb
to scatter seed for growth and the production of a crop; -- literally or figuratively
Etymology: [OE. sowen, sawen, AS. swan; akin to OFries. sa, D. zaaijen, OS. & HG. sjan, G. sen, Icel. s, Sw. s, Dan. saae, Goth. saian, Lith. sti, Russ. sieiate, L. serere, sevi. Cf. Saturday, Season, Seed, Seminary.]
Wikidata
Sow
Sow is the musical project of Anna Wildsmith. Raymond Watts, for a time Wildsmith's boyfriend, was also heavily involved in the production of the major releases.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sow
sow, n. a female pig: the metal solidified in parallel grooves or pigs, the iron of these being pig-iron: a movable shed for protecting the men using a battering-ram.—ns. Sow′back, a low ridge of sand or gravel; Sow′-bread, a genus of plants, allied to the primrose, natives of the south of Europe, the tubers of which are eaten by swine; Sow′-bug, an air-breathing oniscoid isopod, a pill-bug, slater.—adj. Sow′-drunk (prov.), beastly drunk.—ns. Sow′-geld′er, one who spays sows; Sow′-this′tle, a genus of plants, the tender tops of which are used in the north of Europe as greens. [A.S. sú, sugu; Ger. sau, Ice. sýr; L. sus, Gr. hys.]
Sow
sō, v.t. to scatter seed that it may grow: to plant by strewing: to scatter seed over: to spread, disseminate.—v.i. to scatter seed for growth:—pa.p. sown and sowed.—ns. Sow′er; Sow′ing; Sow′ing-machine′, a hand or horse-power seed-planting machine: a broadcast sower. [A.S. sáwan; Ger. säen, Ice. sá, Goth. saian.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
sow
The receptacle into which the molten iron is poured in a gun-foundry. The liquid iron poured from it is termed pig, whence the term pig-ballast.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
sow
A kind of covered shed, formerly used by besiegers in filling up and passing the ditch of a besieged place, sapping or mining the wall, and the like. It had its name from its being used for rooting up the earth like swine, or because the soldiers therein were like pigs under a sow.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SOW
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sow is ranked #14920 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Sow surname appeared 1,984 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Sow.
92.3% or 1,832 total occurrences were Black.
2.5% or 50 total occurrences were Asian.
2% or 41 total occurrences were White.
1.6% or 32 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of SOW in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of SOW in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of SOW in a Sentence
We have to take a cold, hard look at ourselves and recognize that this is a real problem for Republican Party, we reap what we sow. We saw and heard the violent rhetoric at the rally and look what ended up happening.
Even on Easter Sunday, there are those who sow hatred and reap death. The attacks in Sri Lanka churches testify to a real genocide perpetrated against Christians. Let us pray for the innocent victims and work towards religious freedom around the world.
There is a demand from our customer for heavier market weights, 5-10 pounds heavier than two years ago, at the same time our sow productivity has increased, meaning there are more pigs weaned and marketed per sow.
Any attempt to sow chaos or harm this country will have its repercussions on the interests of these powers.
In business you need to take decisions but in love you simply need to know, to flow, to sow and to grow. Reach the depths, touch the skies, stop thinking and MickeyMize.
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- زرعArabic
- prasniceCzech
- soDanish
- SauGerman
- χοιρομητέραGreek
- cerdaSpanish
- شلخته و چاقPersian
- emakkoFinnish
- truieFrench
- बीज बोनाHindi
- menaburIndonesian
- scrofaItalian
- חֲזִירָהHebrew
- 雌豚Japanese
- 뿌리다Korean
- seminabisLatin
- zeugDutch
- purkeNorwegian
- lochaPolish
- semearPortuguese
- scroafăRomanian
- свиньяRussian
- suggaSwedish
- หว่านThai
- ekmekTurkish
- свиняUkrainian
- gieoVietnamese
- זייעןYiddish
- 母豬Chinese
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