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strew
Overview of verb strew
The verb strew has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) strew, straw -- (spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet")
2. (1) strew -- (cover; be dispersed over; "Dead bodies strewed the ground")
Grep of noun strew
strewing
Antonyms of verb strew
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb strew
2 senses of strew
Sense 1
strew, straw
=> spread, distribute
Sense 2
strew
=> cover, spread over
=> touch, adjoin, meet, contact
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb strew
1 of 2 senses of strew
Sense 1
strew, straw
=> bestrew
=> litter
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb strew
2 senses of strew
Sense 1
strew, straw
=> spread, distribute
Sense 2
strew
=> cover, spread over
'Cause To' of verb strew
Derived Forms of verb strew
1 of 2 senses of strew
Sense 1
strew, straw
RELATED TO>(noun) strewing#1
=> scatter, scattering, strewing
Domain of verb strew
Domain Terms of verb strew
Familiarity of verb strew
strew used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb strew
2 senses of strew
Sense 1
strew, straw
EX: They strew papers over the floor
Sense 2
strew
EX: They strew the floor with papers
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb strew
2 senses of strew
Sense 1
strew, straw
> spread, distribute
=> generalize, generalise
=> metastasize, metastasise
=> discharge
=> strew, straw
=> export
=> propagate
=> deploy
=> redistribute
=> sprawl, straggle
=> diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out
Sense 2
strew
> cover, spread over
=> flood
=> bloody
=> mist, mist over
=> glaciate
=> strew
=> grass, grass over
=> coat, cake
=> submerge, drown, overwhelm
=> mantle
=> blanket
=> carpet
=> smother
=> shroud
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb strew
Sense 1
strew, straw
=> spread, distribute
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Sense 2
strew
=> cover, spread over
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Grep of verb strew
bestrew
strew
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