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Meaning of 'mow' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mow [ n.]
- A wry face.
- Same as Mew, a gull.
- A heap or mass of hay or of sheaves of grain stowed in a barn.
- The place in a barn where hay or grain in the sheaf is stowed.
2 . Mow [ pres. sing.]
- of Mow
3 . Mow [ v.]
- May; can.
4 . Mow [ v. i.]
- To make mouths.
- To cut grass, etc., with a scythe, or with a machine; to cut grass for hay.
5 . Mow [ v. t.]
- To cut down, as grass, with a scythe or machine.
- To cut the grass from; as, to mow a meadow.
- To cut down; to cause to fall in rows or masses, as in mowing grass; -- with down; as, a discharge of grapeshot mows down whole ranks of men.
- To lay, as hay or sheaves of grain, in a heap or mass in a barn; to pile and stow away.

Meaning of 'mow' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mow [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip
Example in sentence:
  • mop and mow;
  • The girl pouted
Meaning (2):
- cut with a blade or mower
Example in sentence:
  • mow the grass

Nearby Words:

mowburn mowe mowed mowen mower mowing mown mowyer

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