sow
sow 1
/səʊ/
sow (something) Sow the seeds in rows.
Sow the seeds quite thinly.
Water well after sowing.
Sow rows of lettuces between other vegetables.
sow something with something The fields around had been sown with wheat.
We’ve sown that field with wheat.
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adverb
preposition
with
2 transitive sow something (in something) to introduce or spread feelings or ideas, especially ones that cause trouble to sow doubt in somebody’s mind
to sow confusion
Idioms
Word Origin
Old English sāwan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaaien and German säen.
sow 2
/saʊ/
a female pig
Idioms
Word Origin
Old English sugu; related to Dutch zeug, German Sau, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sus and Greek hus ‘pig’.