sow
IPA: sˈaʊ
noun
- A female pig.
- A female bear, she-bear.
- A female guinea pig.
- A channel that conducts molten metal to molds.
- A mass of metal solidified in a mold.
- (derogatory, slang) A contemptible, often fat woman.
- A sowbug.
- (military) A kind of covered shed, formerly used by besiegers in filling up and passing the ditch of a besieged place, sapping and mining the wall, etc.
- A surname.
- A river in Staffordshire, England, which joins the River Trent.
- (business) Initialism of statement of work (“a document in project management, including deliverables and timelines”).
- (military) Initialism of standoff weapon.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds).
- (figurative) To spread abroad; to propagate.
- (figurative) To scatter over; to besprinkle.
- Obsolete spelling of sew [(transitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.]
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Examples of "sow" in Sentences
- He owns three boars and three sows.
- He owns not only sows but also cows.
- The farmer sowed the field with barley.
- She saved the sow and demanded the baby.
- The boar is somewhat larger than the sow.
- He sold his sows yesterday at the market.
- Sows will emit crooning sounds to their cubs.
- The content is principles of millet sowing and cultivation.
- The male is called a boar, the female a sow, and the young piglets.
- Cultivation involves the sowing of the seeds in the appropriate season.
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