mow

¹mow

noun \ˈmau̇\

Definition of MOW

1

: a piled-up stack (as of hay or fodder); also : a pile of hay or grain in a barn

2

: the part of a barn where hay or straw is stored

Origin of MOW

Middle English, heap, stack, from Old English mūga; akin to Old Norse mūgi heap

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

Rhymes with MOW

bough, bow, brow, Chao, chow, ciao, cow, dhow, Dou, dow, Dow, Frau, hao, how, howe, jow, Lao, Liao, now, ow, plow, pow, prau, prow, Rao, row, scow, slough, sough, sow, Tao, tau, thou, vow, wow

²mow

verb \ˈmō\

mowedmowed or mown \ˈmōn\ mow·ing

Definition of MOW

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

Origin of MOW

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

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with MOW

beau, blow, bow, bro, Chou, crow, do, doe, dough, floe, flow, foe, fro, froe, glow, go, grow, ho, hoe, jo, Jo, joe, know, lo, low, mho, mot, no, No, O, oh, owe, Poe, pow, pro, rho, roe, row, Rowe, schmo, sew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, sow, stow, Stowe, strow, though, throe, throw, toe, tow, trow, whoa, woe, yo

³mow

noun \ˈmau̇, ˈmō\

Definition of MOW

: grimace

Origin of MOW

Middle English mowe, from Anglo-French mouwe, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch mouwe protruding lip

First Known Use: 14th century

⁴mow

intransitive verb \ˈmau̇, ˈmō\

Definition of MOW

: to make grimaces

First Known Use of MOW

15th century