running to seed (Meaning)
running to seed
to extract the seeds from (fruit), semen, the fertilized ripened ovule of a flowering plant containing an embryo and capable normally of germination to produce a new plant, to plant seeds in, a propagative plant structure (as a spore or small dry fruit), to sow seed, to rank (a player or team) in a tournament on the basis of previous record, milt, the grains of plants used for sowing, selected or used to produce a new crop or stock, a propagative plant structure (such as a spore or small dry fruit), to rank (a contestant) relative to others in a tournament on the basis of previous record, milt, semen, plant sense 1a, to cover or permeate by or as if by scattering something, the condition or stage of bearing seed, a source of development or growth, a propagative animal structure, a fertilized ripened ovule of a flowering plant that contains an embryo and is capable of producing a new plant, to schedule (tournament players or teams) so that superior ones will not meet in early rounds, something (such as a tiny particle or a bubble in glass) that resembles a seed in shape or size, left or saved for breeding, to furnish with something that causes or stimulates growth or development, to develop seed, a small egg (as of an insect), to remove seeds from, to treat (a cloud) with solid particles to convert water droplets into ice crystals in an attempt to produce rain, inoculate, a developmental form of a lower animal see seed tick, to bear or shed seed, the grains or ripened ovules of plants used for sowing, to supply with nuclei (as of crystallization or condensation), a small usually glass and gold or platinum capsule used as a container for a radioactive substance (as radium or radon) to be applied usually interstitially in the treatment of cancer, the children of one individual, decay, deteriorate, something from which growth takes place, to treat (a cloud) with solid particles to convert water droplets into ice crystals in an attempt to produce precipitation, a developmental form of a lower animal suitable for transplanting, to produce or shed seeds, a plant structure (as a spore or small dry fruit) capable of producing a new plant, progeny, spat, a competitor who has been seeded in a tournament
Synonyms & Antonyms of running to seed
running to seed Sentence Examples
- The once-pristine garden had run to seed, overgrown with weeds and tangled vines.
- Her once-beautiful face had run to seed, now etched with wrinkles and sagging skin.
- The neglected house ran to seed, its paint peeling and windows boarded up.
- The relationship had run to seed, filled with bitterness and resentment.
- The once-promising project had run to seed, abandoned and forgotten.
- The neighborhood had run to seed, plagued by crime and poverty.
- Her health had run to seed, weakened by years of neglect.
- The government had run to seed, consumed by corruption and inefficiency.
- The economy had run to seed, spiraling into recession and job losses.
- The idea had run to seed, its potential wasted by lack of follow-through.
FAQs About the word running to seed
to extract the seeds from (fruit), semen, the fertilized ripened ovule of a flowering plant containing an embryo and capable normally of germination to produce
crumbling, rotting, going to pot, regressing, devolving, decaying, ebbing, deteriorating, atrophying, retrograding
improving, ameliorating, enhancing, developing, intensifying, proceeding, strengthening,meliorating, upgrading, enriching
The once-pristine garden had run to seed, overgrown with weeds and tangled vines.
Her once-beautiful face had run to seed, now etched with wrinkles and sagging skin.
The neglected house ran to seed, its paint peeling and windows boarded up.
The relationship had run to seed, filled with bitterness and resentment.
