mow
1to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine.
to cut grass, grain, etc., from: to mow the lawn.
to cut down grass, grain, etc.
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.
Origin of mow
1Other definitions for mow (2 of 3)
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.
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. to store (hay) in a barn.
Origin of mow
2Other definitions for mow (3 of 3)
or mowe
a wry or derisive grimace.
to make mows, mouths, or grimaces.
Origin of mow
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How to use mow in a sentence
Mought is the past time or participle of an old Saxon verb mowe or mowen, to be able.
Dissertation on the English Language | Noah Webster, Jr.About three miles before it reaches the town, the river Mowe undulates through a plain.
Sybil | Benjamin DisraeliBeneath him were the rapids of the Mowe, over which a watery moon threw a faint, flickering light.
Sybil | Benjamin DisraeliThe Laird of Mowe here mentioned was the only gentleman of note killed in the skirmish on the Scottish side.
The lands of Mowe are situated upon the river Bowmont, in Roxburghshire.
Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3) | Walter Scott
British Dictionary definitions for mow (1 of 3)
/ (məʊ) /
to cut down (grass, crops, etc) with a hand implement or machine
(tr) to cut the growing vegetation of (a field, lawn, etc)
Origin of mow
1Derived forms of mow
- mower, noun
British Dictionary definitions for mow (2 of 3)
/ (maʊ) /
the part of a barn where hay, straw, etc, is stored
the hay, straw, etc, stored
Origin of mow
2British Dictionary definitions for mow (3 of 3)
/ (maʊ) /
an archaic word for grimace
Origin of mow
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