mow

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mow

The girl began to mow the lawn on a sunny afternoon.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a blade or machine: The primary meaning of "mow" is to cut down vegetation, typically using a scythe, sickle, or lawnmower.
    • To make a grimacing facial expression, especially by thrusting out the lower lip; to pout: This is an archaic or literary usage, often seen in the phrase "mop and mow."

  2. Noun:

    • A stack of hay, grain, or other cut crop stored in a barn: This refers to the stored mass itself.
    • The part of a barn where hay or straw is stored; a hayloft: This refers to the storage area.
Usage Examples
  • Verb (to cut):
    • He must mow the lawn every Saturday.
    • Farmers used to mow their fields with scythes.
  • Verb (to pout - archaic):
    • The child began to mow and cry when his toy was taken away.
  • Noun (haystack/loft):
    • The hay was piled high in the mow.
    • They climbed into the mow to play.
Advanced Usage
  • "to mow down":
    • To cut down (plants) while moving forward: The combine harvester mowed down the wheat.
    • To kill or destroy people indiscriminately or in great numbers: The machine gun fire mowed down the advancing troops.
  • "mop and mow": An archaic phrase meaning to make grimaces or faces.
    • The actor would mop and mow in a most comical fashion.
Variants and Related Words
  • Mower (n): A person or machine that mows (e.g., a lawnmower).
  • Mown (adj): The past participle of "mow," used as an adjective (e.g., ).
Synonyms
  • For "to cut": Cut down, scythe, reap, trim.
  • For "to pout": Grimace, pout, moue (literary).
  • For "haystack": Haycock, rick, stack.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Mow down: As defined in "Advanced Usage."
  • Mow off: An older form meaning to cut off.
    • He mowed off the heads of the flowers.
Related Idioms
  • Make hay while the sun shines: This proverb about taking advantage of opportunities is conceptually related to the agricultural activity of mowing hay.
mow

The girl began to mow the lawn on a sunny afternoon.

Noun
  1. a loft in a barn where hay is stored
Verb
  1. make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip
    • mop and mow
    • The girl pouted
  2. cut with a blade or mower
    • mow the grass

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