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strew

[ stroo ]

verb (used with object)

strewed, strewn or strewed, strewing.
  1. to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle:

    to strew seed in a garden bed.

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    Antonyms: ,

  2. to cover or overspread (a surface, place, etc.) with something scattered or sprinkled:

    to strew a floor with sawdust.

  3. to be scattered or sprinkled over (a surface):

    Sawdust strewed the floor.

  4. to spread widely; disseminate:

    to strew rumors among the troops.



strew

/ ²õ³Ù°ù³Üː /

verb

  1. to spread or scatter or be spread or scattered, as over a surface or area
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ³Ù°ù±ð·É±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³Ù°ù±ð·É·±ð°ù noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·»å±ð°ù·²õ³Ù°ù±ð·É verb (used with object) understrewed understrewn or understrewed understrewing
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of strew1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English strewen, Old English strewian; cognate with German streuen, Old Norse ²õ³Ù°ùÄå, Gothic straujan; akin to Latin sternere “to spread” ( stratum )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of strew1

Old English streowian; related to Old Norse ²õ³Ù°ùÄå, Old High German streuwen, Latin struere to spread
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On both occasions, there were weeks of missed collections and rubbish strewn across city streets.

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Trees and branches lie strewn across their path – remnants from a recent Russian air strike.

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Many streets are littered with the contents of the bins, with rubbish strewn everywhere as animals have clawed their way into them.

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Ziploc bags of cash, labeled by amount, were tucked into bedside drawers and strewn about the floor.

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Fires were lit outside the centre and when the perpetrators departed, patients' medical records were left strewn on the floor.

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