verb (used with object),sowed,sown or sowed,sow·ing.
to scatter (seed) over land, earth, etc., for growth; plant.
to plant seed for: to sow a crop.
to scatter seed over (land, earth, etc.) for the purpose of growth.
to implant, introduce, or promulgate; seek to propagate or extend; disseminate: to sow distrust or dissension.
to strew or sprinkle with anything.
verb (used without object),sowed,sown or sowed,sow·ing.
to sow seed, as for the production of a crop.
Origin of sow
1
before 900; Middle English sowen,Old English sāwan; cognate with Dutch zaaien,German säen,Old Norse sā,Gothic saian; akin to seed, Latin sēmen seed, serere to sow
the adult female of various other animals, as the bear.
Metallurgy.
a large oblong mass of iron that has solidified in the common channel through which the molten metal flows to the smaller channels in which the pigs solidify.
the common channel itself.
a basin holding any of certain molten nonferrous metals to be cast.
Origin of sow
2
before 900; Middle English sowe,Old English sugu; cognate with German Sau,Old Norse sȳr,Latin sūs,Greek hûs,Tocharian B suwo;see swine
After their platforms were used to sow hateful rhetoric and disinformation in the 2016 campaign, Facebook, Google and Twitter faced calls to introduce new guide rails muting virulently negative speech and blocking false information.
Five falsehoods spurring Republican concern about the election|Philip Bump|October 15, 2020|Washington Post
The seeds of these requests were sown back in late March, when brands wrestled with a host of economic, operational and branding challenges caused by the spread of coronavirus, and ad spending ground to a halt.
Brands are demanding more flexibility in their digital upfront negotiations with publishers|Max Willens|October 14, 2020|Digiday
In recent months, its operators have been increasingly renting it out to other criminals who have used it to sow ransomware, which encrypts data on target networks, crippling them until the victims pay up.
Microsoft tries to take down a global criminal botnet|Verne Kopytoff|October 12, 2020|Fortune
For wherever free men lose hope of progress, liberty will be weakened and the seeds of conflict will be sown.
Nobel Peace Prize Spotlights The Links Between Hunger And Conflict|LGBTQ-Editor|October 10, 2020|No Straight News
You may even have sown the seeds for the weeds, and then you’re ripping them out.
The member of Congress who’s trying to stop QAnon|Rebecca Heilweil|October 9, 2020|Vox
But if you choose to conduct your discourse in 140-word snaps, or soundbites, then you reap the crop of dumb that you sow.
Why We Should Hate 'Haters Gonna Hate'|Tim Teeman|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The youngsters arrived at our border with the unspoken message that we reap what we sow.
The Deported L.A. Gangs Behind This Border Kid Crisis|Michael Daly|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You reap what you sow, and Republicans are paying the price for elevating a minority within their party.
Ghosts of the Confederacy Out in Force as Fringe Rules GOP|Eleanor Clift|October 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“Their lack of appreciation is obvious and quite frankly, they reap what they sow,” reads one.
The Bully Waging War Against Bullies|Lizzie Crocker|October 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But on Wednesday, two of its 15 stores were burned down, according to Atallah who believes the attacks were meant to sow discord.
Christians Under Attack|Mike Giglio, Sophia Jones|August 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Sow, the receptacle into which the liquid iron is poured in a gun-foundry.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten
Sow another crop of peas, and plant more beans; choose a dry spot for them, where they can be sheltered from the winter's cold.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton
The man that don't need that has to be his own preacher here and sow and reap his own morality.
A Man for the Ages|Irving Bacheller
If any sowing has gone wrong, do not waste time by repining over it, but sow again.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition|Sutton and Sons
Sow thinly, and then cover the seed by sifting over with fine soil from 1/8 to inch deep.
Gardening for Little Girls|Olive Hyde Foster
British Dictionary definitions for sow (1 of 2)
sow1
/ (səʊ) /
verbsows, sowing, sowed, sownorsowed
to scatter or place (seed, a crop, etc) in or on (a piece of ground, field, etc) so that it may growto sow wheat; to sow a strip of land
(tr)to implant or introduceto sow a doubt in someone's mind
Derived forms of sow
sowable, adjectivesower, noun
Word Origin for sow
Old English sāwan; related to Old Norse sā, Old High German sāen, Old Slavonic seja, Latin serere to sow
British Dictionary definitions for sow (2 of 2)
sow2
/ (saʊ) /
noun
a female adult pig
the female of certain other animals, such as the mink
metallurgy
the channels for leading molten metal to the moulds in casting pig iron
iron that has solidified in these channels
Word Origin for sow
Old English sugu; related to Old Norse sӯr, Old High German sū, Latin sūs, Norwegian sugga, Dutch zeug: see swine