sow
/saʊ/
noun
- 1
A female pig.
- 2
A female bear, she-bear.
- 3
A female guinea pig.
- 4
A channel that conducts molten metal to molds.
- 5
A mass of metal solidified in a mold.
- 6
A contemptible, often fat woman.
- 7
A sowbug.
- 8
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.
verb
- 1
To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds).
“As you sow, so shall you reap.”
- 2
To spread abroad; to propagate.
- 3
To scatter over; to besprinkle.
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