mowing
[ moh-ing ]
/ ˈmoʊ ɪŋ /
noun
the act of leveling or cutting down grass, grain, etc., with a mowing machine or scythe.
the quantity of grass, grain, etc., cut in a specified period.
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Definition for mowing (2 of 5)
mow1
[ moh ]
/ moʊ /
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.
Origin of mow
1before 900; Middle English mowen, Old English māwan; cognate with German mähen
Definition for mowing (3 of 5)
Definition for mowing (4 of 5)
mow2
[ mou ]
/ maʊ /
noun
the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
a heap or pile of hay or of sheaves of grain in a barn.
verb (used with object)
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. to store (hay) in a barn.
Origin of mow
2before 900; Middle English mow(e), Old English mūwa, mūha, mūga; cognate with Old Norse mūgi swath
Definition for mowing (5 of 5)
mow3
or mowe
[ mou, moh ]
/ maʊ, moʊ /
noun
a wry or derisive grimace.
verb (used without object)
to make mows, mouths, or grimaces.
Origin of mow
31275–1325; Middle English mowe < Middle French moue lip, pout, Old French moe < Frankish; akin to Middle Dutch mouwe protruded lip
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British Dictionary definitions for mowing (1 of 3)
mow1
/ (məʊ) /
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 māwan; related to Old High German māen, Middle Dutch maeyen to mow, Latin metere to reap, Welsh medi
British Dictionary definitions for mowing (2 of 3)
mow2
/ (maʊ) /
noun
the part of a barn where hay, straw, etc, is stored
the hay, straw, etc, stored
Word Origin for mow
Old English mūwa; compare Old Norse mūgr heap, Greek mukōn
British Dictionary definitions for mowing (3 of 3)
Word Origin for mow
C14: from Old French moe a pout, or Middle Dutch mouwe
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