sow

sow
I VERB USES
sows, sowing, sowed, sown
(Pronounced [[t]so͟ʊ[/t]] in sow 1, and [[t]sa͟ʊ[/t]] in sow 2.)
1) VERB If you sow seeds or sow an area of land with seeds, you plant the seeds in the ground.

[V n] Sow the seed in a warm place in February/March...

[be V-ed with n] Yesterday the field opposite was sown with maize.

Syn:
2) VERB If someone sows an undesirable feeling or situation, they cause it to begin and develop.

[V n] He cleverly sowed doubts into the minds of his rivals...

[V n] Instead, the session has sowed confusion.

3) PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n If one thing sows the seeds of another, it starts the process which leads eventually to the other thing.

Rich industrialised countries have sown the seeds of global warming.

II NOUN USE
sows
N-COUNT
(Pronounced [[t]so͟ʊ[/t]] in sow 1, and [[t]sa͟ʊ[/t]] in sow 2.)
A sow is an adult female pig.

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  • Sow — may refer to an African name, frequent in Senegal. * Abdoul Salam Sow, a football player. * Abdoulaye Sékou Sow, a former Prime Minister of Mali. * Aminata Sow Fall, a Senegalese author. * Daouda Sow, a boxer. * Fatou Ndiaye Sow, a Senegalese… …   Wikipedia

  • Sow — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Abdou Aziz Sow (* 1953), senegalesischer Politiker Abdourahmane Sow (* 1942), senegalesischer Politiker Abdoulaye Sékou Sow (* 1931), malischer Politiker Aliou Sow (* 1975), senegalesischer Politiker… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sow — Sow, v. t. [imp. {Sowed}; p. p. {Sown}or {Sowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sowing}.] [OE. sowen, sawen, AS. s[=a]wan; akin to OFries. s?a, D. zaaijen, OS. & HG. s[=a]jan, G. s[ a]en, Icel. s[=a], Sw. s[*a], Dan. saae, Goth. saian, Lith. s[=e]ti, Russ.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sow — Sow, n. [OE. sowe, suwe, AS. sugu, akin to s[=u], D. zog, zeug, OHG. s[=u], G. sau, Icel. s[=y]r, Dan. so, Sw. sugga, so, L. sus. Gr. y^s, sy^s, Zend. hu boar; probably from the root seen in Skr. s[=u] to beget, to bear; the animal being named in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sow — Ⅰ. sow [1] ► VERB (past sowed; past part. sown or sowed) 1) plant (seed) by scattering it on or in the earth. 2) plant (an area) with seed. 3) spread or introduce (something unwelcome). DERIV …   English terms dictionary

  • sow — sow1 [sou] n. [ME sowe < OE sugu, akin to Ger sau (OHG su) < IE base * sū , pig > SWINE, L sus] 1. a) an adult female pig b) an adult female of certain other mammals, as the bear 2 …   English World dictionary

  • Sow — Sow, v. i. To scatter seed for growth and the production of a crop; literally or figuratively. [1913 Webster] They that sow in tears shall reap in joi. Ps. cxxvi. 5. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sow — Sow, v. i. To sew. See {Sew}. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sow. — Sow., bei naturwissenschaftlichen Namen Abkürzung für James Sowerby (s. d.) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • sow — index diffuse, dissipate (spread out), distribute, inseminate, plant (place firmly), spread Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C …   Law dictionary

  • sow — {vb *strew, straw, scatter, broadcast}}} …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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