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- Dictionarystrew/struː/
verb
- 1. scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area: "a small room with newspapers strewn all over the floor"
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to spread things in an untidy way over a surface, or to be spread in an untidy way over a surface: They marked the end of the war by strewing flowers over the graves of 18,000 soldiers. Wine bottles and dirty dishes were strewn across the lawn. Her clothes lay strewn on the floor. The park was strewn with litter after the concert.
The meaning of STREW is to spread by scattering. How to use strew in a sentence. to spread by scattering; to cover by or as if by scattering something; to become dispersed over as if scattered…
Strew definition: to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle. See examples of STREW used in a sentence.
Definition of strew verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To strew things somewhere, or to strew a place with things, means to scatter them there.
When you strew something, you scatter it all over the place. At a wedding, for example, the flower child's job is to strew the path with petals.
to spread things in a messy way over a surface, or to be spread in a messy way over a surface: They marked the end of the war by strewing flowers over the graves of 18,000 soldiers. Wine bottles and dirty dishes were strewn across the lawn. Her clothes lay strewn on the floor. The park was strewn with litter after the concert.
1. to scatter freely; sprinkle: to strew seed in a garden bed. 2. to overspread with something scattered: to strew a floor with sawdust. 3. to be scattered over: Flowers strewed the meadow. 4. to disseminate: to strew rumors.
A complete guide to the word "STREW": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Straw (from strew, as being used for strewing), is the general term applied to the stalky residue of grain-plants (especially wheat, rye, oats, barley). The ultimate root is unknown, but may be connected with that meaning " to strew ," and the word would thus mean the points of light scattered over the heavens.
