n.
Pronunciation: ' m ō
Function: verb
Inflected Form: mowed ; mowed or mown \ ' m ō n \ ; mow · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English m ā wan; akin to Old High German m ā en 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 mow ed down the enemy> (2) : to cause to fall : KNOCK DOWN b : to overcome swiftly and decisively : ROUT < mow ed down the opposing team>
intransitive verb : to cut down standing herbage (as grass)
– mow · er \ ' m ō (- ə )r \ noun