Definitions for SOWsoʊ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sowsoʊ(v.)sowed, sown; sowed, sow•ing.
(v.t.)to scatter (seed) over land, earth, etc., for growth; plant.
Category: Agriculture
to scatter seed over (land, earth, etc.) for the purpose of growth.
Category: Agriculture
to implant, introduce, or promulgate; disseminate:
to sow distrust or dissension.
to strew or sprinkle with anything.
(v.i.)to sow seed, as for the production of a crop.
Category: Agriculture
Idioms for sow:
sow one's wild oats,to have a youthful fling at reckless, indiscreet behavior.
Category: Idiom
Origin of sow:
bef. 900; ME; OE sāwan, c. OS sāian, OHG sā(w)en, ON sā, Go saian; akin to seed , L sēmen seed, serere to sow
sow′er(n.)
sowsaʊ(n.)
an adult female swine.
Category: Animal Husbandry
the adult female of various other animals, as the bear.
Category: Zoology
a large oblong mass of iron that has solidified in the common channel through which the molten metal flows to the smaller channels where the pigs solidify. the common channel itself.
Category: Metallurgy
Origin of sow:
bef. 900; ME sowe, OE sugu, c. OS suga
Princeton's WordNet
sow(verb)
an adult female hog
sow, seed(verb)
place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
"She sowed sunflower seeds"
sow(verb)
introduce into an environment
"sow suspicion or beliefs"
inseminate, sow, sow in(verb)
place seeds in or on (the ground)
"sow the ground with sunflower seeds"
Webster Dictionary
Sow(verb)
to sew. See Sew
Sow(noun)
the female of swine, or of the hog kind
Sow(noun)
a sow bug
Sow(noun)
a channel or runner which receives the rows of molds in the pig bed
Sow(noun)
the bar of metal which remains in such a runner
Sow(noun)
a mass of solidified metal in a furnace hearth; a salamander
Sow(noun)
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
Sow(verb)
to scatter, as seed, upon the earth; to plant by strewing; as, to sow wheat. Also used figuratively: To spread abroad; to propagate
Sow(verb)
to scatter seed upon, in, or over; to supply or stock, as land, with seeds. Also used figuratively: To scatter over; to besprinkle
Sow(verb)
to scatter seed for growth and the production of a crop; -- literally or figuratively
Translations for SOW
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- saaiAfrikaans
- يَبْذُر، يَزْرَعArabic
- сеяBulgarian
- semearPortuguese (BR)
- (za)sítCzech
- säenGerman
- så; planteDanish
- σπέρνω, φυτεύωGreek
- sembrarSpanish
- külvamaEstonian
- بذر افشاندن؛ كاشتنFarsi
- kylvääFinnish
- semerFrench
- לִזרוֹעַHebrew
- बोना, छितरानाHindi
- sijatiCroatian
- vetHungarian
- menyebarIndonesian
- sá, gróðursetjaIcelandic
- seminareItalian
- 種をまくJapanese
- (씨를) 뿌리다Korean
- (pa)sėtiLithuanian
- []sētLatvian
- menyemaiMalay
- zaaienDutch
- såNorwegian
- siaćPolish
- بذر افشاندن؛ كاشتنPersian
- کښت کولPashto
- semearPortuguese
- a semănaRomanian
- сеятьRussian
- (za)siaťSlovak
- sejatiSlovenian
- posaditiSerbian
- såSwedish
- หว่านThai
- saçmak, ekmekTurkish
- 播(種)，撒Chinese (Trad.)
- сіяти; насаджуватиUkrainian
- زمین پر یا اندر پھیلاناUrdu
- gieo hạt, xạVietnamese
- 播（种），撒Chinese (Simp.)
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