plant (seed) by scattering it on or in the earth

fill a pot with compost and sow a thin layer of seeds on top

disseminate or introduce (something undesirable)

the new policy has sown confusion and doubt

an adult female pig, especially one which has farrowed

there are ten sows and fifty piglets at the farm

a large block of metal (larger than a ‘pig’) made by smelting

the machine produces aluminium sow ingots in a range of sizes