sow vs lay

sow and lay both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sow	Yes	No	Yes	No
lay	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, lay is a hypernym of sow; that is, lay is a word with a broader meaning than sow:

Other hypernyms of sow include place, pose, position, put, set.

sow (noun)	lay (noun)
an adult female hog	a narrative poem of popular origin
	a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

sow (adjective)	lay (adjective)
	not of or from a profession
	characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy

sow (verb)	lay (verb)
introduce into an environment	put in a horizontal position
place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth	put into a certain place or abstract location
place seeds in or on (the ground)	lay eggs
	prepare or position for action or operation
	impose as a duty, burden, or punishment