Mow (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), mowed, mowed or mown, mow·ing.
  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), mowed, mowed or mown, mow·ing.
  1. to cut down grass, grain, etc.
Verb Phrases
  1. mow down,
    • 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.
noun
  1. a heap or pile of hay or of sheaves of grain in a barn.
  2. the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
verb (used with object)
  1. to store (hay) in a barn.
noun
  1. a wry or derisive grimace.
verb (used without object), mowed, mow·ing.
  1. to make mows, mouths, or grimaces.
verb mows, mowing, mowed, mowed or mown
  1. to cut down (grass, crops, etc) with a hand implement or machine
  2. to cut the growing vegetation of (a field, lawn, etc)
noun
  1. the part of a barn where hay, straw, etc, is stored
  2. the hay, straw, etc, stored
noun, verb
  1. an archaic word for grimace
Mow (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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