Dictionary Definition
strew
Verb
1 spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic);
"strew toys all over the carpet" [syn: straw]
2 cover; be dispersed over; "Dead bodies strewed
the ground" [also: strewn]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
Old English strewian.Pronunciation
- /struː/, /stru:/
- Rhymes: -uː
Verb
- To distribute small particles of something.
Derived terms
Translations
to distribute small particles
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
bestrew, broadcast, circulate, circumfuse, cover, deal out, diffract, diffuse, dispense, disperse, dispread, disseminate, dissipate, distribute, diverge, dust, fan out, issue, litter, overscatter, oversow, overspread, propagate, publish, radiate, retail, scatter, sow, sow broadcast, splay, spread, spread out, sprinkle, straw, toss, utter