sow

sow
verb
ADVERB
early

Sow early for an early crop.

thinly

Sow the seeds thinly.

PREPOSITION
with

We'll sow that field with corn.

Sow is used with these nouns as the object: ↑barley, ↑confusion, ↑corn, ↑crop, ↑discord, ↑field, ↑oats, ↑pea, ↑seed, ↑suspicion, ↑terror, ↑wheat

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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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