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View usage for: (moʊ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense mows, present participle mowing, past tense mowed, past participle mowed, past participle mownverbIf you mow an area of grass, you cut it using a machine called a lawnmower. He continued to mow the lawn and do other routine chores. [VERB noun] [Also VERB]Synonyms: cut, crop, trim, shear More Synonyms of mow Phrasal verbs: See mow down (məʊ) verbWord forms: mows, mowing, mowed, mowed or mown1. to cut down (grass, crops, etc) with a hand implement or machine 2. (transitive) to cut the growing vegetation of (a field, lawn, etc) Derived forms mower (ˈmower) noun Word origin Old English māwan; related to Old High German māen, Middle Dutch maeyen to mow, Latin metere to reap, Welsh medi (maʊ) noun1. the part of a barn where hay, straw, etc, is stored 2. the hay, straw, etc, stored Word origin Old English mūwa; compare Old Norse mūgr heap, Greek mukōn (maʊ) noun, verb an archaic word for grimace Word origin C14: from Old French moe a pout, or Middle Dutch mouwemow in American English 1 (moʊ) verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: mowed, mowed or mown, ˈmowing1. to cut down (standing grass or grain) with a sickle, scythe, lawn mower, etc. 2. to cut grass or grain from (a lawn, field, etc.) Derived forms mower (ˈmower) noun Word origin ME mowen < OE mawan, akin to Ger mähen < IE base * mē-, *met- > L metere, to mow mow in American English 2 (maʊ) noun1. a stack or heap of hay, grain, etc., esp. in a barn 2. the part of a barn where hay or grain is stored; haymow or hayloft Word origin ME mowe < OE muga, a heap, pile, akin to ON mūgi, a crowd, swath < Gmc * mug- < IE base * muk-, heap > Gr mykōnmow in American English 3 (moʊ; maʊ) Word origin ME mowe < OFr moue < Frank * mauwa, akin to MDu mouwe: for IE base see mope Examples of 'mow' in a sentencemow What do you actually do there, apart from mow the lawn?While their mother is more interested in trying to get them to mow the lawn.The wages you failed to pay the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you.They walked away but the car followed and mowed him down.The overgrown areas were finally mowed yesterday.We walked most of the way down through pine woods and meadows of mown hay.We did not prune his roses but we mowed the grass and things like that.Dig up the weeds and mow the lawn.He went to put away the mowing machine. Freshly mown grass on a spring day.The grass needs mowing and both homes cleaning.If you have a large lawn with underused areas you can mow paths through it rather than cutting the entire area.With mown paths winding through it.This isn't like seeing her mother or mowing the lawn.A heady scent of newly mown hay and honeysuckle wafted in through the open window.They kept to their side of the stone wall and we kept to ours - except to mow the field a few times a year. British English: mow / məʊ/ VERB If you mow an area of grass, you cut it using a lawnmower or a mower. He was mowing the lawn. - American English: mow
- Arabic: يَقْطَعُ الْأعْشَابَ
- Brazilian Portuguese: cortar grama
- Chinese: 割草
- Croatian: kositi
- Czech: sekat trávník
- Danish: slå
- Dutch: maaien
- European Spanish: segar césped
- Finnish: leikata ruohoa
- French: tondre
- German: mähen
- Greek: θερίζω
- Italian: tagliare l’erba
- Japanese: 刈る
- Korean: 베다 깎다
- Norwegian: slå gress osv.
- Polish: skosić
- European Portuguese: cortar relva
- Romanian: a tunde iarba
- Russian: косить
- Latin American Spanish: cortar el pasto
- Swedish: klippa korta av
- Thai: ตัดหญ้า
- Turkish: çim biçmek
- Ukrainian: косити
- Vietnamese: cắt cỏ
Chinese translation of 'mow'mow (məu) Word forms:pt mowed Word forms:pp mowed mown (məun) Definition to cut the growing vegetation of a field or lawn I mowed the lawn and did other routine chores. phrasal verbSee mow something or someone downAdditional synonymsDefinition to cut (something) very short She cropped her hair and dyed it blonde. Synonyms cut, reduce, trim, clip, dock, prune, shorten, shear, snip, pare, lop, top, mowDefinition to make (something) neater by cutting it slightly without changing its basic shape My friend trims my hair every eight weeks. Synonyms cut, crop, clip, dock, shave, barber, tidy, prune, shear, pare, lop, even up, neaten- movement
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- much obliged
- mow something or someone down
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