to sow one's wild oat(s)

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• sow one's wild oats — go through a period of wild or promiscuous behaviour while young. → oat sow one s wild oats see oat. → wild oat …   English new terms dictionary

• sow one's wild oats — ► sow one s wild oats go through a period of wild or promiscuous behaviour while young. Main Entry: ↑oat …   English terms dictionary

• sow one's wild oats — verb live promiscuously and self indulgently • Syn: ↑sow one s oats • Hypernyms: ↑gratify, ↑pander, ↑indulge • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * sow one s w …   Useful english dictionary

• To sow one's wild oats — Wild Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To sow one's wild oats — Oat Oat ([=o]t), n.; pl. {Oats} ([=o]ts). [OE. ote, ate, AS. [=a]ta, akin to Fries. oat. Of uncertain origin.] 1. (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Avena sativa}), and its edible grain, used as food and fodder; commonly used in the plural and in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wild oat — Wild Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wild oat — wild′ oat′ n. pln any uncultivated species of Avena, esp. a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat • sow one s wild oats Etymology: 1490–1500 …   From formal English to slang

• wild oat — noun common in meadows and pastures • Syn: ↑wild oat grass, ↑Avena fatua • Hypernyms: ↑oat * * * noun 1. a. : a wild grass of the genus Avena: as …   Useful english dictionary

• wild oat — noun a grass which is related to the cultivated oat and is found as a weed of other cereals. [Avena fatua.] Phrases sow one s wild oats see oat …   English new terms dictionary

• wild oat — 1. any uncultivated species of Avena, esp. a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat. 2. a hardy plant, Uvularia sessilifolia, of the lily family, of eastern North America, having deep green, hairy leaves and greenish yellow,… …   Universalium

• wild oat — noun Date: 15th century 1. any of several Old World wild grasses (genus Avena); especially a Eurasian annual weed (A. fatua) common in meadows and pastures 2. plural offenses and indiscretions ascribed to youthful exuberance usually used in the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary