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mow
1[ moh ]
/ moÊ /
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verb (used with object), mowed, mowed or mown, mow·ing.
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), mowed, mowed or mown, mow·ing.
to cut down grass, grain, etc.
Verb Phrases
mow down,
- 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.
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Origin of mow
1First recorded before 900; Middle English mowen, mouwen âto stack hay or grain,â Old English mÄwan âto mow;â cognate with Old Frisian mÄ«a, German mĂ€hen
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Other definitions for mow (2 of 3)
mow2
[ mou ]
/ maÊ /
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.
Origin of mow
2First recorded before 900; Middle English mow(e), mou, moghe, Old English mĆ«ga, mĆ«ha, mĆ«wa âa heap or stack of grainâ; cognate with Old Norse mĆ«gi âswathâ
Other definitions for mow (3 of 3)
mow3
or mowe
[ mou, moh ]
/ maÊ, moÊ /
noun
a wry or derisive grimace.
verb (used without object), mowed, mow·ing.
to make mows, mouths, or grimaces.
Origin of mow
3First recorded in 1275â1325; Middle English moue, mouwe, mouhe, from Middle French moue âlip, pout,â Old French möe, from Frankish; akin to Middle Dutch mouwe âprotruding lipâ
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British Dictionary definitions for mow (1 of 3)
mow1
/ (mÉÊ) /
verb mows, mowing, mowed, mowed or mown
to cut down (grass, crops, etc) with a hand implement or machine
(tr) to cut the growing vegetation of (a field, lawn, etc)
Derived forms of mow
mower, nounWord Origin for mow
Old English mÄwan; related to Old High German mÄen, Middle Dutch maeyen to mow, Latin metere to reap, Welsh medi
British Dictionary definitions for mow (2 of 3)
mow2
/ (maÊ) /
noun
the part of a barn where hay, straw, etc, is stored
the hay, straw, etc, stored
Word Origin for mow
Old English mĆ«wa; compare Old Norse mĆ«gr heap, Greek mukĆn
British Dictionary definitions for mow (3 of 3)
Word Origin for mow
C14: from Old French moe a pout, or Middle Dutch mouwe
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