1. SOW We set or set out slips, cuttings, young trees, etc., tho we may also be said to plant them; we plant corn, potatoes, etc., which we put in definite places, as in hills, with some care; we s Synonyms: plant, seed, seed down, set, set out, sow Antonyms: eradicate, extirpate, root up, uproot, weed out