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   sow

   /səʊ/

   verb

   • 1. plant (seed) by scattering it on or in the earth: "fill a pot with compost and sow a thin layer of seeds on top" Similar scatterspreadbroadcastdispersestrewdisseminatedistributedrilldibbleput in the groundliterary:bestrew
   • ▪ plant the seeds of (a plant or crop): "catch crops should be sown after minimal cultivation"
   • ▪ plant (a piece of land) with seed: "the field used to be sown with oats" Similar plantseedreseed
   • ▪ be thickly covered with: "the night sky was sown with stars"
   • ▪ lay or plant (an explosive mine) or cover (territory) with mines: "the field had both British and German mines sown in it"
   • 2. disseminate or introduce (something undesirable): "the new policy has sown confusion and doubt" Similar causebring aboutoccasioncreategive rise tolead toproduceengendergenerateinduceinviteimplantplantlodgepromptevokeelicitinitiateprecipitateinstigatetriggerspark offprovokeend inculminate infinish interminate ininvolvemeanentailnecessitatepromotefosterfomentformal:redound toliterary:beget

   Word Origin Old Englishsāwan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaaien and German säen.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sower noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSOW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SOW definition: 1. to put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will grow: 2. to cause a bad emotion or…. Learn more.

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   1. : an adult female swine. also : the adult female of various other animals (such as a bear) 2. a. : a channel that conducts molten metal to molds. b. : a mass of metal solidified in such a mold : ingot. sow.

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   sow. Other forms: sown; sowing; sowed; sows. When you plant seeds in the ground, you sow them. You can also sow things like doubts or ideas, simply by spreading them around. If your ideas (or your seeds) develop and grow, you've successfully sown them. The verb sow is pronounced completely differently from the noun sow, which means "a female ...

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySOW | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SOW meaning: 1. to put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will grow: 2. to cause a bad emotion or…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSOW definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   sow in British English. (səʊ ) verb Word 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.

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   Sow definition: to scatter (seed) over land, earth, etc., for growth; plant. . See examples of SOW used in a sentence.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › sowSow - definition of sow by The Free Dictionary

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   vb, sows, sowing, sowed, sown or sowed. 1. (Agriculture) 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. ( tr) to implant or introduce: to sow a doubt in someone's mind.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › sowSow Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   To strew something around or over (an area); distribute something over. American Heritage. To scatter or plant (seed) for growing. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To spread or scatter; broadcast, disseminate, or propagate. To sow hate. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › sowsow | meaning of sow in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    sow meaning, definition, what is sow: to plant or scatter seeds on a piece of ...: Learn more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSOW | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    SOW definition: 1. to put seeds into the ground: 2. a female pig. Learn more.