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M0455400 (mou)n.1. The place in a barn where hay, grain, or other feed is stored.2. A stack of hay or other feed stored in a barn.

[Middle English moue, stack of hay, from Old English mūga; akin to Old Norse mūgr, swathe, crowd.]

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M0266300 (mō)v. mowed, mowed or mown (mōn), mow·ing, mows v.tr.1. To cut down (grass or grain) with a scythe or a mechanical device.2. To cut (grass or grain) from: mow the lawn.v.intr. To cut down grass or other growth.Phrasal Verb: mow down1. To destroy in great numbers as if cutting down, as in battle.2. To overwhelm: mowed down the opposition with strong arguments.

[Middle English mouen, from Old English māwan; see mē- in Indo-European roots.]

mow′er (mō′ər) n.

mow

(məʊ) vb, mows, mowing, mowed, mowed or mown1. (Agriculture) to cut down (grass, crops, etc) with a hand implement or machine2. (Agriculture) (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] ˈmower n

mow

(maʊ) n1. (Agriculture) the part of a barn where hay, straw, etc, is stored2. (Agriculture) the hay, straw, etc, stored[Old English mūwa; compare Old Norse mūgr heap, Greek mukōn]

mow

(maʊ) n, vb an archaic word for grimace[C14: from Old French moe a pout, or Middle Dutch mouwe]

mow¹

(moʊ)

v. mowed, mowed mown, mow•ing. v.t. 1. to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine. 2. to cut grass, grain, etc., from. v.i. 3. to cut down grass, grain, etc. 4. mow down, a. to destroy or kill in great numbers, as in a battle. b. to overwhelm. c. to knock down. [before 900; Middle English; Old English māwan; c. Old Frisian mēa, Middle Dutch maeien, Old High German māen (German mähen)] mow′er, n.

mow²

(maʊ)

n. 1. the place in a barn where hay, grain, etc., are stored. 2. a heap or pile of hay or grain in a barn. [before 900; Middle English mow(e), Old English mūwa, mūha, mūga; akin to Old Norse mūgi swath]

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(maʊ, moʊ)
n., v.i.
Archaic. grimace. [1275–1325; Middle English mowe < Middle French moue lip, pout, Old French moe < Frankish]

Mow

a stack or heap of grain or hay in a barn; a heap or pile.Examples: mow of earth, 1424; of grain, 1573; of hay, 1539; of peas, 1718; of wheat, 1398.

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Past participle: mown
Gerund: mowing

Imperative
mow
mow

Present
I mow
you mow
he/she/it mows
we mow
you mow
they mow

Preterite
I mowed
you mowed
he/she/it mowed
we mowed
you mowed
they mowed

Present Continuous
I am mowing
you are mowing
he/she/it is mowing
we are mowing
you are mowing
they are mowing

Present Perfect
I have mown
you have mown
he/she/it has mown
we have mown
you have mown
they have mown

Past Continuous
I was mowing
you were mowing
he/she/it was mowing
we were mowing
you were mowing
they were mowing

Past Perfect
I had mown
you had mown
he/she/it had mown
we had mown
you had mown
they had mown

Future
I will mow
you will mow
he/she/it will mow
we will mow
you will mow
they will mow

Future Perfect
I will have mown
you will have mown
he/she/it will have mown
we will have mown
you will have mown
they will have mown

Future Continuous
I will be mowing
you will be mowing
he/she/it will be mowing
we will be mowing
you will be mowing
they will be mowing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been mowing
you have been mowing
he/she/it has been mowing
we have been mowing
you have been mowing
they have been mowing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been mowing
you will have been mowing
he/she/it will have been mowing
we will have been mowing
you will have been mowing
they will have been mowing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been mowing
you had been mowing
he/she/it had been mowing
we had been mowing
you had been mowing
they had been mowing

Conditional
I would mow
you would mow
he/she/it would mow
we would mow
you would mow
they would mow

Past Conditional
I would have mown
you would have mown
he/she/it would have mown
we would have mown
you would have mown
they would have mown

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mow - a loft in a barn where hay is storedhayloft, haymowbarn - an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animalsattic, garret, loft - floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
Verb	1.	mow - cut with a blade or mower; "mow the grass"cut downscythe - cut with a scythe; "scythe grass or grain"cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	2.	mow - make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted"mop, poutgrimace, make a face, pull a face - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"

mow

verb cut, crop, trim, shear, scythe He mowed the lawn and did other routine chores.mow something or someone down massacre, butcher, slaughter, cut down, shoot down, blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), cut to pieces Gunmen mowed down 10 people in the attack.

Translations

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mow

(məu) – past tense mowed: past participles mowed ~mown – verb to cut (grass etc) with a scythe or mower. He mowed the lawn.割ˈmower noun a machine for cutting grass. 割草机mow down to kill in large numbers. Our troops were mown down by machine-gun fire. 摧毁，扫杀

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mow down

1. To trim something, usually grass or other such growth. A noun or pronoun can be used between "mow" and "down." Our yard is looking so unkempt because I haven't had time to mow down the grass in weeks. You need to mow down those sideburns, bud!2. To knock someone or something down with great force. A noun or pronoun can be used between "mow" and "down." Their biggest defenseman mowed down our star center. The neighbor kid drives so fast down the street that I'm worried he's going to mow the kids down.3. To harm or incapacitate a large group. A noun or pronoun can be used between "mow" and "down." A weapon like that could mow down thousands of enemy soldiers.4. To overpower someone or something or render them ineffective. A noun or pronoun can be used between "mow" and "down." Their potent offense totally mowed down our defense.See also: down, mow

mow the/(one's) lawn

1. Literally, to cut the grass in one's lawn or yard using a mower. I need to go mow the lawn before it starts to rain.2. slang To comb one's hair. Go mow your lawn before church.3. slang To smoke marijuana. Just tell your parents you're going to mow the lawn with us—they won't know what you mean.See also: lawn, mow

mow, blow, and go

Of or relating to a quick, cheap, rudimentary lawn care service in which one cuts the grass, blows the clippings away with a leaf-blower, and then departs. Typically put in quotation marks or hyphenated and used as a modifier before a noun. We are not some mow, blow, and go company—we pride ourselves on detail-oriented, high-quality lawn services. I worked on a mow-blow-and-go crew for the summer. The money wasn't great, but it was all in cash so I didn't have to pay any taxes on it. By the time I took over the company, it had been tarnished with a "mow, blow, and go" reputation thanks to the crummy practices of the previous owner.See also: and, go

mow someone or something down

to cut, knock, or shoot someone or something down. The speeding car almost mowed us down. The car mowed down the pedestrian.See also: down, mow

mow down

1. Destroy in great numbers, especially in battle, as in The machine gun mowed them down as they advanced. [Late 1500s] 2. Overwhelm, as in He mowed down the opposition with his arguments. This usage, like the first, alludes to mowing, the cutting of grass with a scythe or other implement. See also: down, mow

mow down

v.1. To trim back or cut down something that grows from the ground: Unfortunately, you didn't just cut the grass—you mowed down all the potato plants. We mowed the brush down with scythes.2. To destroy or incapacitate someone or something as if by cutting or driving into the ground: The machine gunners mowed down hundreds of enemy troops within the first ten minutes of fighting. I tried to tackle the runner, but he just mowed me down. The gang drove by with machine guns and mowed the informant down in front of his house.3. To overwhelm someone or something: The experienced debater mowed down the opposition with persuasive arguments.See also: down, mow

mow, blow, and go

n. the lawn service that quickly mows the grass, blows the pavements clean, and leaves. Now you see them and now you don’t. It’s mow, blow, and go time. See also: and, go

mow the lawn

and mow one’s lawn tv. to comb one’s hair. I’ll be with you as soon as I mow the lawn. Don’t you think you better mow your lawn? See also: lawn, mow

mow one’s lawn

verbSee mow the lawnSee also: lawn, mow

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noun a loft in a barn where hay is stored

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verb cut with a blade or mower

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verb make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip

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