v.tr. (past part. mowed or mown) 1 cut down (grass, hay, etc.) with a scythe or machine. 2 cut down the produce of (a field) or the grass etc. of (a lawn) by mowing. mow down kill or destroy randomly or in great numbers. mowable adj. mower n.
[ OE mawan f. Gmc, rel. to MEAD(2) ]