MOW

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, heap, stack, from Old English mūga; akin to Old Norse mūgi heap Date: before 12th century a piled-up stack (as of hay or fodder), the part of a barn where hay or straw is stored, II. verb (~ed; ~ed or ~n; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English māwan; akin to Old High German māen to ~, Latin metere to reap, ~, Greek aman Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to cut down with a scythe or sickle or machine, to cut the standing herbage (as grass) of, 2. a. to kill or destroy in great numbers or mercilessly , to cause to fall ; knock down , to overcome swiftly and decisively ; rout , intransitive verb to cut down standing herbage (as grass), ~er noun III. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French mouwe, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch mouwe protruding lip Date: 14th century grimace , IV. intransitive verb Date: 15th century to make grimaces