Sow Definition

sō

sowed, sowing, sown, sows

verb

sowed, sowing, sown, sows

To sow seed for growing.

Webster's New World

To plant seed in or on (a field, ground, earth, etc.)

Webster's New World

To strew something around or over (an area); distribute something over.

American Heritage

To scatter or plant (seed) for growing.

Webster's New World

To spread or scatter; broadcast, disseminate, or propagate.

To sow hate.

Webster's New World

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noun

sows

An adult female pig.

Webster's New World

An adult female of certain other mammals, as the bear.

Webster's New World

A channel or sluice carrying molten metal from a blast furnace to the molds in which pig bars are cast.

Webster's New World

A large mass of metal that has solidified in this channel.

Webster's New World

(derogatory, slang) A contemptible woman.

Wiktionary

idiom

sow (one's) oats

To indulge in sexually promiscuous or dissolute behavior, especially as a young adult.

American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Sow

Singular:

sow

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From Middle English sowe, from Old English sugu, from Proto-Germanic *sugō (compare West Frisian sûch, Dutch zeug, Low German Söög, Swedish sugga, Norwegian sugge), from Proto-Indo-European *suhâ‚‚kéhâ‚‚ (compare Welsh hwch (“pig"), Sanskrit सूकर (sÅ«kará, “swine, boar")), from *suhâ‚‚-, *sÅ«- "˜pig' (compare German Sau, Latin sÅ«s, Tocharian B suwo, Ancient Greek á½—Ï‚ (há»¹s), Albanian thi, Avestan hÅ« (“boar") [script?]). See also swine.

From Wiktionary
From Middle English sowen, from Old English sāwan, from Proto-Germanic *sÄ“anÄ…, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-. Compare Dutch zaaien, German säen, Danish sÃ¥.

From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English sugu Old English sū sū- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English sowen from Old English sāwan sē- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition