mow

  • 21mow — ga·mow; mow·die; mow·er; mow·ha; mow·ra; mow; mow·rah; …

    English syllables

  • 22mow — {{11}}mow (n.) 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 ), of uncertain origin. {{12}}mow (v.) O.E. mawan to mow (class VII strong verb; past tense… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 23mow — I [[t]moʊ[/t]] v. mowed, mowed mown, mow•ing 1) agr. to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine 2) agr. to cut grass, grain, etc., from 3) agr. to cut down grass, grain, etc 4) mow down a) to destroy or kill in great numbers, as… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24mow — mow1 /moh/, v., mowed, mowed or mown, mowing. v.t. 1. to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine. 2. to cut grass, grain, etc., from: to mow the lawn. v.i. 3. to cut down grass, grain, etc. 4 …

    Universalium

  • 25mow — UK [məʊ] / US [moʊ] verb [transitive] Word forms mow : present tense I/you/we/they mow he/she/it mows present participle mowing past tense mowed past participle mown UK [məʊn] / US [moʊn] or mowed to cut grass using a machine or tool with blades… …

    English dictionary

  • 26mow — [[t]mo͟ʊ[/t]] mows, mowing, mowed, mown VERB (The past participle can be either mowed or mown.) If you mow an area of grass, you cut it using a machine called a lawn mower. [V n] He continued to mow the lawn and do other routine chores. [Also V]… …

    English dictionary

  • 27mow — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, heap, stack, from Old English mūga; akin to Old Norse mūgi heap Date: before 12th century 1. a piled up stack (as of hay or fodder); also a pile of hay or grain in a barn 2. the part of a barn where hay or straw …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 28mow — verb past participle mowed or mown 1 to cut grass or wheat using a machine or tool with special blades: It s time to mow the lawn again. 2 new mown hay/grass etc recently cut grass etc mow sb down phrasal verb (T) to kill large numbers of people… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29mow — v 1. cut, clip, shear, prune, shave, trim; mow the lawn, cut the grass. 2.Usu. mow down butcher, maul, savage, hew, hack, hack to pieces, cut to pieces, chop to pieces, mutilate, tear limb from limb; wade in blood, run amuck, go berserk, give no… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 30mow — Mew Mew, n. [AS. m?w, akin to D. meeuw, G. m[ o]we, OHG. m?h, Icel. m[=a]r.] (Zo[ o]l.) A gull, esp. the common British species ({Larus canus}); called also {sea mew}, {maa}, {mar}, {mow}, and {cobb}. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English