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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 took care of the sow and her piglets.
Фермер заботился о свиноматке и её поросятах.
самка(крупного млекопитающего)
A mother sow bear will fiercely protect her cubs from any potential threat.
Самка медведицы будет яростно защищать своих медвежат от любой потенциальной угрозы.
желоб(металлург.)
The liquid iron rolled out of the furnace directly into the main sow.
Жидкое железо вылилось из печи прямо в главный литейный желоб.
Additional translations
литейный желоб(металлург.)
канава для металла(металлург.)
чушка(металлург.)
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 seeds in the spring.
Фермеры сеют семена весной.
сеять(перен.)
Rumors on social media began to sow panic among the local residents.
Слухи в социальных сетях начали сеять панику среди местных жителей.
Additional translations
засевать
Synonyms
plant
seed
scatter
disperse
broadcast
sowadjective
Used attributively before a noun to describe something related to adult female pigs (e.g., sow crate).

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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