mow
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mow¹
- /ˈməʊ/ UK
- /ˈmoʊ/ US
- /ˈməʉ/ Australia
- /ˈmɐʉ/ New Zealand
- /ˈmo/ Scotland
- /ˈmou/ Wales
Rhymes with -əʊ
Where it comes from
From Middle English mowen (participle mowen), from Old English māwan (past tense mēow, past participle māwen), from Proto-West Germanic *māan, from Proto-Germanic *mēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow, reap”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian mjo (“to mow”), Dutch maaien (“to mow”), German mähen (“to mow”), Luxembourgish méien (“to mow”), Danish meje (“to mow”), Swedish meja (“to mow”); see also Hittite [script needed] (ḫamešḫa, “spring/early summer”, literally “mowing time”), Latin metō (“to harvest, mow”), Ancient Greek ἀμάω (amáō, “to mow”).
verb mows · mowing · mowed · mown
- To cut down grass or crops. He mowed the lawn every few weeks in the summer.
- To cut down or slaughter in great numbers. In the afternoon they attacked again, in close formation: our artillery mowed them, but they came on and on, […]
noun mows
- The act of mowing (a garden, grass, etc.). The lawn hasn't had a mow for a couple of months, so it's like a jungle out there!
- A shot played with a sweeping or scythe-like motion. I consider it would engender a stiff, tame, cautious mode of play, with only now and then a mow, or a chopping hit.
mow²
- /məʊ/ UK
- /moʊ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊ
Where it comes from
From Middle English mowe, from Old French moe (“grimace”), from Frankish *mauwa (“pout, protruding lip”), from Proto-Germanic *mawwō (“muff, sleeve”). Akin to Middle Dutch mouwe (“protruding lip”). Doublet of moue ("pout").
noun mows
- A scornful grimace; a wry face. Make mows at him.
verb mows · mowing · mowed
- To make grimaces, mock. For every trifle are they set upon me: / Sometime like apes that mow and chatter at me, / And after bite me;
mow³
- /maʊ̯/
Rhymes with -aʊ
Where it comes from
From Middle English mowe, form Old English mūga, mūha, from Proto-West Germanic *mūgō, *mūhō, from Proto-Germanic *mūgô, *mūhō; perhaps connected to Ancient Greek μύκων (múkōn, “heap”). Cognate with Norwegian muge (“heap, crowd, flock”).
noun mows
verb mows · mowing · mowed
- To put into mows.
mow⁴
noun mows
- Alternative form of mew (a seagull)
MOW⁵
noun
- Initialism of meals on wheels
Mow⁶
Where it comes from
Various origins:
* A variant of the surname Mao.
* A variant of the surnames Mowe or Maw.
* A Scottish habitational surname, from a place in the parish of Morebattle.
proper noun Mows
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hayloft, mop, cut down, pout, shear, cut, barley, trim, mow down, lawnmow, scythe, poll, crop, remow, desecate, forthcut
Translations
Every language
verb to cut down
| Español | podar, segar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 베다 beda, 깎다 kkakda |
| 日本語 | 刈る karu |
| 中文 | 刈 yì, 割 gē, 割草 gēcǎo |
| Português | cortar |
| Français | couper l'herbe, faucher, tondre le gazon |
| Deutsch | mähen, schneiden |
| Italiano | falciare, tagliare l'erba, mietere |
| Română | tunde |
| Русский | коси́ть kosítʹ, ска́шивать skášivatʹ, скоси́ть skosítʹ, покоси́ть pokosítʹ, откоси́ть otkosítʹ, сечь sečʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | cắt, cắt cỏ |
| العربية | جَزَّ jazza |
| עברית | כיסוח kisokh |
verb to make grimaces, mock
| 한국어 | 썩은 표정을 짓다 sseogeun pyojeong-eul jitda, 찌푸리다 jjipurida, 찡그리다 jjinggeurida |
|---|---|
| Русский | грима́сничать grimásničatʹ, стро́ить ро́жи stróitʹ róži |
noun a stack or barn of/for hay, corn, beans
| Español | hacina, granero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 건초 더미 geoncho deomi, 볏단 byeotdan |
| Русский | стог stog, скирда́ skirdá, сенова́л senovál |
verb to put into mows
| Español | hacinar, amontonar, apilar, almacenar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 쌓다 ssata, 저장하다 jeojanghada |
| Русский | стогова́ть stogovátʹ, скирдова́ть skirdovátʹ |
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title = {mow},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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