sow

Definition of Sow in English :

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Noun

1. sow

an adult female hog

Verb

2. seed, sow

place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth

Example Sentences:
'She sowed sunflower seeds'

seed

3. sow

introduce into an environment

Example Sentences:
'sow suspicion or beliefs'

4. inseminate, sow, sow in

place seeds in or on (the ground)

Example Sentences:
'sow the ground with sunflower seeds'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sow

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verbWord forms: sows, sowing, sowed, sown or sowed

1.

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. (transitive)

to implant or introduce

to sow a doubt in someone's mind

noun

1.

a female adult pig

2.

the female of certain other animals, such as the mink

3. metallurgy

a.

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

b.

iron that has solidified in these channels

Sow

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verb transitiveWord forms: sowed, sown (soʊn ; sōn) or sowed, ˈsowing

1.

to scatter or plant (seed) for growing

2.

to plant seed in or on (a field, ground, earth, etc.)

3.

to spread or scatter; broadcast, disseminate, or propagate

to sow hate

4.

to implant; inculcate

to sow suspicion

verb intransitive

5.

to sow seed for growing

noun

1.

a.

an adult female pig

b.

an adult female of certain other mammals, as the bear

2.

a.

a channel or sluice carrying molten metal from a blast furnace to the molds in which pig bars are cast

b.

a large mass of metal that has solidified in this channel

Sow

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v. sowed, sown (sōn) or sowed, sow·ing, sows

v.tr.

1. To scatter (seed) over the ground for growing.

2. To scatter seed over (land, for example).

3. To strew something around or over (an area); distribute something over: "The yard was sown with cement sculpture" (Ashley Warlick).

4. To propagate; disseminate: sow rumors.

v.intr.

To scatter seed for growing.

n.

1.

a. An adult female pig, especially one that has had at least one litter.

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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