~ 1
■ verb ( past participle ~ed or ~n )
1》 cut down or trim (grass or a cereal crop) with a machine or scythe.
2》 ( ~ someone down ) kill someone with a fusillade of bullets or other missiles.
↘recklessly knock someone down with a car.
Derivatives
~er noun
Origin
OE māwan , of Gmc origin; related to mead 2 .
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~ 2
■ noun N. Amer. or dialect
1》 a stack of hay, corn, or other crop.
2》 a place in a barn where such a stack is kept.
Origin
OE mūga ; of unknown ultimate origin.