ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Sow

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /saʊ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Sow is a noun meaning A female animal, particularly:.

Meaning

A female animal, particularly:.

More Meanings

  1. (derogatory, slang) A contemptible, often fat woman.
  2. Clipping of sowbug.
  3. A channel that conducts molten metal to molds.
  4. A mass of metal solidified in a mold.
  5. (ambitransitive) To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds).
  6. (ambitransitive, figurative) To spread abroad; to propagate.
  7. (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.

Example Sentences

as you sow, so shall you reap
[He] sowd with Starrs the heav'n.
And sow dissension in the hearts of brothers.
When I had sown the field, the day's work was over.

Word Forms

Synonyms for sow

Depending on context, synonyms include bitch, cow, ingot, seed, inseminate, sough.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include inseminate, seed, sough, pig, porker, bear.

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