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Synonyms for mow

Grammar : Verb
Spell : moh
Phonetic Transcription : moÊŠ

Définition of mow

Origin :
  • Old English mawan "to mow" (class VII strong verb; past tense meow, past participle mawen), from Proto-Germanic *mæanan (cf. Middle Low German maeyen, Dutch maaien, Old High German maen, German mähen "to mow," Old English mæd "meadow"), from PIE root *me- "to mow, to cut down grass or grain with a sickle or scythe" (cf. poetic Greek amao, Latin metere "to reap, mow, crop," Italian mietere, Old Irish meithleorai "reapers," Welsh medi). Related: Mowed; mown; mowing.
  • verb cut
Example sentences :
  • What was St. Meuse to me that for her I should mow my hirsute glories?
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • If the ould Governor's got a tongue like a file, Philip's got a tongue like a scythe—he'll mow them down.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • There was hay in the mow and I had brought a bag of oats under the seat of the carriage.
  • Extract from : « Rudder Grange » by Frank R. Stockton
  • The thrall who had spoken whetted his scythe with it and began to mow.
  • Extract from : « The Children of Odin » by Padraic Colum
  • I would have been looking at it, too, if I hadn't had to mow the lawn and then go to the store.
  • Extract from : « Jerry's Charge Account » by Hazel Hutchins Wilson
  • He asked Li to assign Mow Wang to him, and this request was granted.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Gordon, Volume I » by Demetrius Charles Boulger
  • Captain Foster turned and left the mow, followed by the owner of the place.
  • Extract from : « Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants » by H. Irving Hancock
  • We will go into this adjoining field, which will soon be ready to mow.
  • Extract from : « Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children » by W. Houghton
  • He told Nathan he wanted to mow the burial-ground up on the hill that morning.
  • Extract from : « The Way to Peace » by Margaret Deland
  • Bob grinned, made a mow at Mr. Grabman, and scampered up the stairs.
  • Extract from : « Lucretia, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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