|
|
mow1
|
|
- pronunciation:
- mo
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
mows, mowing, mowed, mown |
| definition 1: |
to cut down (grain, grass, or the like) with a machine or scythe.
|
| definition 2: |
to cut down the plant growth on (a grain field, lawn, or the like).
|
| definition 3: |
to destroy or defeat in great numbers (usu. fol. by "down").
The machine-gunner mowed down thirty attackers. |
| related words: |
clip, crop, cut |
|
|
|
|
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to cut down grain, grass, or the like.
|
| related words: |
cut |
|
|
|
|