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  • 21mow — 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… …

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  • 22mow — 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 …

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  • 23mow — {{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… …

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  • 24mow — 1. v.tr. (past part. mowed or mown) 1 cut down (grass, hay, etc.) with a scythe or machine. 2 cut down the produce of (a field) or the grass etc. of (a lawn) by mowing. Phrases and idioms: mow down kill or destroy randomly or in great numbers.… …

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  • 25mow — I. /moʊ / (say moh) verb (mowed, mown or mowed, mowing) –verb (t) 1. to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine. 2. to cut grass, grain, etc., from. –verb (i) 3. to cut down grass, grain, etc. –phrase …

  • 26mow — 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

  • 27mow — məʊ n. pile of hay; part of the barn where hay is stored, hay loft v. cut down hay or a similar crop, trim grass; destroy or kill without purpose or in great numbers …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 28mow — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, abridge, abstract, anthill, bank, bob, boil down, bring in, capsulize, clip, cock, compress, condense, contract, crib, crop, crop herbs, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, cut off short, cut short, dab, dig …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 29mow — mow1 verb (past participle mowed or mown) 1》 cut down or trim (grass or a cereal crop) with a machine or scythe. 2》 (mow someone down) kill someone with a fusillade of bullets or other missiles.     ↘recklessly knock someone down with a car.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 30mow — 1. verb /məʊ,moʊ/ a) To cut something (especially grass or crops) down or knock down. He mowed the lawn. b) To put into mows. 2. noun /məʊ,moʊ/ A stack of …

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