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sow(5) (iou)



sow verb1. .

verb intrans. & trans. Scatter, sprinkle, or deposit (seed) on or in the ground so that it may grow; plant (a crop) in this way. OE.
L. M. Montgomery Thomas..was sowing his late turnip seed. transf.: C. Singer A fragment of spleen of a mouse..sown in a drop of blood serum.
b. verb trans. Military. Lay or plant (an explosive mine); spec. drop (mines etc.) esp. by aircraft into the sea. M20.
verb trans.
a. Scatter seed on (land etc.) in order that it may grow; supply with seed. (Foll. by to, with.) OE.
Morning Star About 75,000 acres sown to grain.
b. Of seed: be sufficient for (a certain area). LME.
verb trans. Disseminate, spread, propagate; initiate, introduce, arouse. OE.
Time The range of cuts under discussion grows larger by the week, sowing panic in executive suites.
verb trans. Cover or strew (a place etc.) with something, esp. thickly; sprinkle, dot. Chiefly as sown ppl adjective. OE.
Scientific American Sowing areas of the ocean floor with acoustic beacons.
Beget (a child). rare. Only in ME.
Phrases: sow GAPE-SEED. sow the seed of, sow the seeds of first give rise to; implant (an idea etc.).
sowable adjective able to be sowed; fit for sowing: E18.
sower noun (a) a person who sows (seed etc.); (b) a person who spreads or propagates something, esp. discord, sedition, etc.; (c) a machine or apparatus for sowing seed: LOE.