strew

«strew» in Mova's school dictionary: To scatter things untidily over a surface — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (strew, strews, strewed, strewn or strewed, strewing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To scatter things untidily over a surface. tree →

2) To be lying scattered over a place: leaves strewed the path. tree →

sense in the lessons

A describing verb for messy or scattered scenes: toys strewn across the floor, petals strewn at a wedding, rubbish strewn on the beach. In The Wind in the Willows the weasels leave Toad Hall strewn with mess after their feasting. Common phrase: «strewn with».

examples

• Toys were strewn all over the bedroom floor. tree →
• The flower girl strewed petals along the aisle. tree →
• Leaves strewed the path after the storm. tree →
• The beach was strewn with seaweed and shells. tree →
• Don't strew your clothes on the stairs. tree →
• The kitchen was strewn with crumbs and plates. tree →
• The little maiden strewed flowers in her path. tree →

note

Past participle usually «strewn» («was strewn with»). Similar: scatter. Old form: «strow».

In the corpora

• And the woman took and spread the covering over the well's mouth, and strewed groats thereon; and nothing was known.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «strew» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.