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mow
1[moh]
verb (used with object)
to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine.
to cut grass, grain, etc., from.
to mow the lawn.
verb (used without object)
to cut down grass, grain, etc.
verb phrase
to destroy or kill indiscriminately or in great numbers, as troops in battle.
to defeat, overwhelm, or overcome.
The team mowed down its first four opponents.
to knock down.
mow
2[mou]
noun
a heap or pile of hay or of sheaves of grain in a barn.
the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
verb (used with object)
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S.to store (hay) in a barn.
mow
3[mou, moh]
noun
a wry or derisive grimace.
verb (used without object)
to make mows, mouths, or grimaces.
mow
1/ əʊ /
verb
to cut down (grass, crops, etc) with a hand implement or machine
(tr) to cut the growing vegetation of (a field, lawn, etc)
mow
2/ ʊ /
noun
the part of a barn where hay, straw, etc, is stored
the hay, straw, etc, stored
mow
3/ ʊ /
noun
an archaic word for grimace
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈǷɱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mow1
Origin of mow2
Origin of mow3
51Թ History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Israelis have a brutal phrase for this strategy; they call it "mowing the grass".
They each started saving from the age of 13, earning money mowing lawns and working in restaurants.
Schools have been directed to clean their playgrounds, mow any grass areas and check their basements for rats.
Jack Kochanowicz mowed through his first three innings against the Yankees on Monday night.
"We do not plan to play preferred lies. The playing surfaces are outstanding and are drying by the hour. We are mowing the fairways this evening," read a statement published on Wednesday evening.
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