STREW


Meaning of STREW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstrü ]

transitive verb

( strewed ; strewed or strewn ˈstrün ; strew·ing )

Etymology: Middle English strewen, strowen, from Old English strewian, strēowian; akin to Old High German strewen to strew, Latin struere to heap up, sternere to spread out, Greek stornynai

Date: before 12th century

1. : to spread by scattering

2. : to cover by or as if by scattering something

strew ing the highways with litter

3. : to become dispersed over as if scattered

4. : to spread abroad : disseminate

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.