strew
strew /struː/ verb (past tense strewed, past participle strewn /struːn/ or strewed) [transitive usually passive]
Irregular Forms: (strewn)
strew[verb]Synonyms: bestrew, broadcast, disject, disseminate, scatter, sow, straw, sprinkle, spread, circulate, diffuse, disperse, distribute, propagate, radiate
Related Words: dust,
pepper,
dissipate,
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strew /struː/
verb (
past tense strewed,
past participle strewn /struːn/
or strewed)
[transitive usually passive][
Language: Old English;
Origin: strewian]
1. to scatter things around a large area
be strewn with something
The street was strewn with broken glass.strew something around/about/over etc something clothes strewn across the floor2. strewn with something written containing a lot of something:
conversation liberally strewn with swear words3. literary to lie scattered over something:
Flowers strewed the path. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲