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sow
1[ soh ]
verb (used with object)
- to 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.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to strew or sprinkle with anything.
verb (used without object)
- to sow seed, as for the production of a crop.
sow
2[ sou ]
noun
- 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.
sow
1/ əʊ /
verb
- 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
sow
2/ ʊ /
noun
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈǷɲ, adjective
- ˈǷɱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- Ƿ·· adjective
- Ƿ· noun
- ܲ·Ƿɱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sow1
Origin of sow2
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with sow , also see can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear .Example Sentences
It's gross, and it's coming at a high cost for the families involved and the larger community, ratcheting up racial tensions and sowing paranoia, all over a case that is already heart-wrenching enough.
Last week, Jordan's General Intelligence Department said it had arrested 16 people suspected of planning attacks aimed at "targeting national security, sowing chaos and sabotage".
The aim of the plan was to "sow total chaos, and place the country under the supervision of an international organisation", Sana said on state television on Monday.
Joel’s death is a gruesome finale for a good man cut down by a rage he didn’t realize he sowed with his extreme violence.
In his letter, Findlay said the independence movement was "responsible for sowing division while seeking to blame others for your government's many failings".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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