adult female pig

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• sow — I. /soʊ / (say soh) verb (sowed, sown or sowed, sowing) –verb (t) 1. to scatter (seed) over land, earth, etc., for growth; plant (seed, and hence a crop). 2. to scatter seed over (land, earth, etc.) for the purpose of growth. 3. to introduce for… …  

• 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 — sow1 [səʊ] verb (past sowed səʊd; past participle sown səʊn or sowed) 1》 plant (seed) by scattering it on or in the earth.     ↘plant (an area) with seed. 2》 disseminate or introduce (something unwelcome): the new policy has sown confusion and… …   English new terms dictionary

• sow — sow1 [ sou ] (past participle sown [ soun ] or sowed [ soud ] ) verb transitive * to plant seeds in the ground: Sow the seeds thinly outdoors in spring. There s still time to sow fava beans for an early crop. sow fear/doubt/confusion etc. to make …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sow — I VERB USES sows, sowing, sowed, sown (Pronounced [[t]so͟ʊ[/t]] in sow 1, and [[t]sa͟ʊ[/t]] in sow 2.) 1) VERB If you sow seeds or sow an area of land with seeds, you plant the seeds in the ground. [V n] Sow the seed in a warm place in… …   English dictionary

• sow — I UK [səʊ] / US [soʊ] verb [transitive] Word forms sow : present tense I/you/we/they sow he/she/it sows present participle sowing past tense sowed UK [səʊd] / US [soʊd] past participle sown UK [səʊn] / US [soʊn] * to plant seeds in the ground Sow …   English dictionary

• sow — [səʊ] (past participle sown [səʊn] sowed; [səʊd] ) verb [T] I to plant seeds in the ground II noun [C] sow [saʊ] an adult female pig …   Dictionary for writing and speaking 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