Definition of sow
1 : an adult female swine; also : the adult female of various other animals (such as a bear)
2a : a channel that conducts molten metal to moldsb : a mass of metal solidified in such a mold : ingot
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Recent Examples of sow from the Web
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The sow is a genetic freak created in a lab, one of two-dozen hippopotamus-sized miracle pigs with skin like an elephant, floppy ears, understanding eyes, a wagging tail and nostrils that flare expressively.
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Sows have their first cubs at five to eight years of age.
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A CDFW news release provides these details: On May 15, the sow and cubs broke into a home in Pine Mountain Club, a private community.
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The sow charged the couple and swiped at the woman, injuring her left arm.
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Bloated sows lie in grids of 84 metal pens to give birth, their piglets - some still trailing dried umbilical cords - squirming and sleeping next to them.
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Here in the heartland of Twin Peaks Nation, this abominable man in black sows and reaps a pulpy-corny crop of pain and sorrow, mostly by manipulating and murdering women.
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Pork — 31% Pigs grow fast, need about half as much feed per pound of edible meat as cattle, and sows have between 20 and 30 piglets a year.
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Pork — 31% Pigs grow fast, need about half as much feed per pound of edible meat as cattle, and sows have between 20 and 30 piglets a year.
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Origin and Etymology of sow
Middle English sowe, from Old English sugu; akin to Old English & Old High German sū sow, Latin sus pig, swine, hog, Greek hys
Definition of sow
sowed
;sown
play \ˈsōn\ orsowed
;sowing
intransitive verb
1 : to plant seed for growth especially by scattering
2 : to set something in motion : begin an enterprise
transitive verb
1a : to scatter (seed) upon the earth for growth; broadly : plant 1ab : to strew with or as if with seedc : to introduce into a selected environment : implant
2 : to set in motion : foment sow suspicion
3 : to spread abroad : disperse
Examples of sow in a Sentence
Every year we sow corn.
Farmers sowed the fields with corn.
We'll sow in the early spring.
Recent Examples of sow from the Web
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Netanyahu ordered that mourning tents in the Um El Fahm be banned, indicating the potential to sow tensions between Israeli Jews and the country’s one-fifth Arab minority.
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While not entirely proven, conventional wisdom holds that the arm troubles Wood experienced in his big-league career from 1998 to 2012 were sown long before, on days like that 1995 doubleheader as a high school senior.
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Democrats and some health policy analysts blame Republicans in Congress and President Donald Trump for using their power over certain Obamacare financial reimbursements to sow the uncertainty contributing to these exits.
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Then, the administration sowed chaos throughout America’s airports by barring immigrants with active visas and green cards from entering (or reentering) the country.
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Doing a number on the law will only sow the seeds for the next financial crisis.
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One of the first things she plans to do in Frankfort is organize a volunteer work day at Prairie Park to take out the invasive species and sow seeds for native plants, which will filter and clean the water and attract birds and butterflies.
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Conflicting restrictions on Qatari oil and gas shipments have sown confusion among Middle East energy traders and goosed British natural gas prices, which jumped 4% Thursday, WSJ’s Costas Paris, Summer Said and Sarah McFarlane write.
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Tillerson and his agency have repeatedly appeared out of sync with Trump and the White House on critical matters, at the risk of sowing confusion among U.S. friends and foes.
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Origin and Etymology of sow
Middle English, from Old English sāwan; akin to Old High German sāwen to sow, Latin serere, Lithuanian sėti
SOW Defined for English Language Learners
sow
playDefinition of sow for English Language Learners
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: to plant seeds in an area of ground
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: to cause (fear, doubt, etc.) to affect many people
SOW Defined for Kids
Definition of sow for Students
sowed
;sown
\ˈsōn\ orsowed
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1 : to plant or scatter (as seed) for growing We sow corn every spring.
2 : to cover with or as if with scattered seed for growing The farmer sowed a field with oats.
3 : to set in motion : cause to exist Both groups are sowing bad feelings.
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