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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
Derived Forms
- ˈǷɱ, noun
51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Sharks play a critical role in the ecosystem as guardians of the seagrass, policing populations of turtles and other animals that would mow down all the seagrass if left unchecked.
The 27-year-old said dead rodents mowed down by cars were becoming common, adding he had seen four in just one morning.
Combine harvesters had been spotted mowing over baby deer and baby elk.
I mean, just the way that I sound, but also we live in the Valley and we mow our own yard and do our own landscaping and stuff like that.
It feels like the whole field is getting mowed to the dirt, with the latest layoffs hitting ABC’s news department.
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