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mow1

Syllabification: (mow)
Pronunciation: /mō/
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Definition of mow

verb (past participle mowed or mown /mōn/)

[with object]
  • cut down (an area of grass) with a machine:Roger mowed the lawn (as adjective mown)the smell of newly mown grass
  • chiefly historical cut down (grass or a cereal crop) with a scythe or a sickle.

Phrasal Verbs

mow someone down

kill someone with a fusillade of bullets or other missiles.
recklessly knock someone down with a car or other vehicle.

Derivatives

mower

noun

Origin:

Old English māwan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch maaien, German mähen 'mow', also to mead2

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