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Mow is defined as to cut down.

(verb)

An example of mow is using a weed whacker to cut down weeds.

The definition of a mow is a stack of hay.

(noun)

An example of a mow is the winter's supply of hay stored in a barn.

See mow in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb, intransitive verb mowed, mowed or mown, mowing

to cut down (standing grass or grain) with a sickle, scythe, lawn mower, etc.
to cut grass or grain from (a lawn, field, etc.)

Origin: ME mowen < OE mawan, akin to Ger mähen < IE base *mē-, *met- > L metere, to mow

Related Forms:

mower noun

noun

a stack or heap of hay, grain, etc., esp. in a barn
the part of a barn where hay or grain is stored; haymow or hayloft

Origin: ME mowe < OE muga, a heap, pile, akin to ON mūgi, a crowd, swath < Gmc *mug- < IE base *muk-, heap > Gr mykōn

noun, intransitive verb

Archaic grimace

Origin: ME mowe < OFr moue < Frank *mauwa, akin to MDu mouwe: for IE base see mope

See mow in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The place in a barn where hay, grain, or other feed is stored.
A stack of hay or other feed stored in a barn.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, stack of hay

Origin: , from Old English mūga

verb mowed mowed, mowed mowed or mown (mōn), mow·ing, mows

verb, transitive

To cut down (grass or grain) with a scythe or a mechanical device.
To cut (grass or grain) from: mow the lawn.

verb, intransitive

To cut down grass or other growth.

Phrasal Verb: mow down To destroy in great numbers as if cutting down, as in battle. To overwhelm: mowed down the opposition with strong arguments.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English mowen

Origin: , from Old English māwan; see mē-⁴ in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

mowˈer (mōˈər) noun

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