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verb (used with object)
1.
to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine.
2.
to cut grass, grain, etc., from: to mow the lawn.
verb (used without object)
Verb phrases 3.
to cut down grass, grain, etc.
4.
mow down,
a.
to destroy or kill indiscriminately or in great numbers, as troops in battle.
b.
to defeat, overwhelm, or overcome: The team mowed down its first four opponents.
c.
to knock down.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English mowen, Old English māwan; cognate with German mähen
before 900; Middle English mowen, Old English māwan; cognate with German mähen
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noun
1.
the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
2.
a heap or pile of hay or of sheaves of grain in a barn.
verb (used with object)
3.
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. to store (hay) in a barn.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English mow(e), Old English mūwa, mūha, mūga; cognate with Old Norse mūgi swath
before 900; Middle English mow(e), Old English mūwa, mūha, mūga; cognate with Old Norse mūgi swath
noun
1.
a wry or derisive grimace.
verb (used without object)
2.
to make mows, mouths, or grimaces.
Also, mowe.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English mowe < Middle French moue lip, pout, Old French moe < Frankish; akin to Middle Dutch mouwe protruded lip
1275–1325; Middle English mowe < Middle French moue lip, pout, Old French moe < Frankish; akin to Middle Dutch mouwe protruded lip
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mow1 (məʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , mows, mowing, mowed, mowed, mown | |
| 1. | to cut down (grass, crops, etc) with a hand implement or machine |
| 2. | (tr) to cut the growing vegetation of (a field, lawn, etc) |
| [Old English māwan; related to Old High German māen, Middle Dutch maeyen to mow, Latin metere to reap, Welsh medi] | |
| 'mower1 | |
| —n | |
| mow2 (maʊ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the part of a barn where hay, straw, etc, is stored |
| 2. | the hay, straw, etc, stored |
| [Old English mūwa; compare Old Norse mūgr heap, Greek mukōn] | |
| mow3 (maʊ) | |
| —n, —vb | |
| an archaic word for grimace | |
| [C14: from Old French moe a pout, or Middle Dutch mouwe] | |
| mown (məʊn) | |
| —vb | |
| a past participle of mow | |
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Word Origin & History
mow
O.E. mawan (class VII strong verb; past tense meow, pp. mawen), from P.Gmc. *mæanan (cf. M.L.G. maeyen, Du. maaien, Ger. mähen "to mow," O.E. mæd "meadow"), from PIE base *me- "to mow" (cf. poetic Gk. amao, L. metere, It. mietere, Welsh medi). Related: Mowed; mown; mowing.
mow
"stack of hay," O.E. muga, muwa "a heap, swath of corn, crowd of people," earlier muha, from P.Gmc. *mugon (cf. O.N. mugr "a heap," mostr "crowd").
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
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Example sentences
Both areas are somewhat disturbed-one site is lightly grazed and the other is occasionally mown.
The lawns in the inner sanctum are freshly mown and watered.
Image shows a mown hay field with two large haystacks near a double rail fence.
His dark hair is freshly mown and slicked back from a perfect part.
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