Main Entry: ²mow

Pronunciation: \ˈmō\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): mowed; mowed or mown \ˈmōn\; mow·ing

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English māwan; akin to Old High German māen to mow, Latin metere to reap, mow, Greek aman

Date: before 12th century

transitive verb 1 a : to cut down with a scythe or sickle or machine b : to cut the standing herbage (as grass) of
2 a (1) : to kill or destroy in great numbers or mercilessly <machine guns mowed down the enemy> (2) : to cause to fall : knock down b : to overcome swiftly and decisively : rout <mowed down the opposing team>intransitive verb : to cut down standing herbage (as grass)

— mow·er \ˈmō(-ə)r\ noun