Collins English-English Dictionary

sow [səυ]

1. 1. vb to scatter or place (seed, a crop, etc) in or on (a piece of ground, field, etc) so that it may grow

   to sow wheat

   to sow a strip of land

2. 2. vt. [tr] to implant or introduce

   to sow a doubt in someone's mind

3. 3. vt. [Etymology] Old English sawan; related to Old Norse sa, Old High German saen, Old Slavonic seja, Latin serere to sow

sow [saυ]

1. 1. n a female adult pig

2. 2. n the female of certain other animals, such as the mink

3. 3. n [metallurgy] the channels for leading molten metal to the moulds in casting pig iron

4. 4. n iron that has solidified in these channels

5. 5. n [Etymology] Old English sugu; related to Old Norse syr, Old High German su, Latin sus, Norwegian sugga, Dutch zeug: see swine