scythe
noun
an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.
scythed
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past participleof scythe.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof scythe.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
scythenounan agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.
Example Sentences
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Girona ended the game with 10 men when Roca scythed down Yamal to cut short a desperate Barca attack deep in stoppage time.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
Nothing could have provided a more suitable host than an area of prairie where native grasses had been scythed away and the ground torn up by metal ploughshares and the hooves of a farmer’s horses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
It got worse for Barcelona as Araujo's frustrations got the better of him and he scythed down Vinicius to earn himself a second yellow card with 20 minutes remaining.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2024
Before the lawn mower was invented in 1830 to level off the surrounding field, gardens needed to stand head and shoulders above their scythed or grazed setting.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023
The long grass had to be scythed and hoed under.
From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park
