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sow

UK
/saʊ/ or /səʊ/
US
/saʊ/ or /soʊ/

Translations

sownoun
sows
pl
UK
/saʊ/ or /səʊ/
US
/saʊ/ or /soʊ/
(homograph: /saʊ/ – female pig; /səʊ/ UK, /soʊ/ US – trough/channel)
The farmer kept several sows in the barn for breeding purposes.
L’agriculteur gardait plusieurs truies dans l’étable pour la reproduction.
Additional translations
canal de couléeEn fonderie.
blairellePour la femelle du blaireau; sens zoologique rare.
Synonyms
breeding pig
dam
female pig
sowverb
sowed
Past Simple
sown
Past Participle
sowing
Gerund
UK
/səʊ/
US
/soʊ/
(past: sowed; pp: sown (standard) / sowed (US, less common))
Farmers sow wheat in the spring for a fall harvest.
Les agriculteurs sèment du blé au printemps pour une récolte d’automne.
Additional translations
semerAu sens figuré.
Synonyms
seed
broadcast
disperse
scatter
plant
sowadjective
Used attributively before a noun to describe something related to adult female pigs (e.g., sow crate).
Additional translations
truieEmploi attributif en anglais; en français, on l’exprime le plus souvent par une tournure avec « truie ».

Definitions

sownoun
An adult female pig.
The farmer kept several sows in the barn for breeding purposes.
An adult female of certain other mammals, such as bears or badgers.
The badger sow was rarely seen during the day.
A channel or conduit for molten metal in a foundry.
The workers carefully monitored the sow to ensure the molten metal flowed smoothly into the molds.
sowverb
To plant seeds in the ground for growth.
Farmers sow wheat in the spring for a fall harvest.
To introduce or spread something, especially ideas or feelings.
The politician's speech was intended to sow doubt among the voters.
sowadjective
Relating to or intended for adult female pigs; used attributively before a noun.
The farm installed new sow crates to improve animal welfare.
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