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seed  (seeds plural & 3rd person present) (seeding present participle) (seeded past tense & past participle )
1  n-var A seed is the small, hard part of a plant from which a new plant grows. 
I sow the seed in pots of soil-based compost., ...sunflower seeds.  
2  verb If you seed a piece of land, you plant seeds in it. 
Men mowed the wide lawns and seeded them...  V n 
The primroses should begin to seed themselves down the steep hillside.  V pron-refl 
...his newly seeded lawns.  V-ed 
3  n-plural You can refer to the seeds of something when you want to talk about the beginning of a feeling or process that gradually develops and becomes stronger or more important. 
LITERARY N of n 
He raised questions meant to plant seeds of doubts in the minds of jurors...  
4  n-count In sports such as tennis or badminton, a seed is a player who has been ranked according to his or her ability. 
usu supp N, oft ord/num N 
...Pete Sampras, Wimbledon's top seed and the world No.1...  
5  verb When a player or a team is seeded in a sports competition, they are ranked according to their ability. 
usu passive 
In the UEFA Cup the top 16 sides are seeded for the first round...  be V-ed adv/prep 
He is seeded second, behind Brad Beven...  V-ed ord 
The top four seeded nations are through to the semi-finals.  V-ed 
6 If vegetable plants go to seed or run to seed, they produce flowers and seeds as well as leaves. 
♦ go to seed/run to seed  phrase V inflects 
If unused, winter radishes run to seed in spring.  
7 If you say that someone or something has gone to seed or has run to seed, you mean that they have become much less attractive, healthy, or efficient. 
♦ go to seed/run to seed  phrase V inflects 
He was a big man in his forties; once he had a lot of muscle but now he was running to seed.  



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