I. ˈmau̇ noun
Etymology: Middle English, heap, stack, from Old English mūga; akin to Old Norse mūgi heap
Date: before 12th century
1. : a piled-up stack (as of hay or fodder) ; also : a pile of hay or grain in a barn
2. : the part of a barn where hay or straw is stored
II. ˈmō verb
( mowed ; mowed or mown ˈmōn ; mow·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English māwan; akin to Old High German māen 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 ˈmō(-ə)r noun
III. ˈmau̇, ˈmō noun
Etymology: Middle English mowe, from Anglo-French mouwe, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch mouwe protruding lip
Date: 14th century
: grimace
IV. ˈmau̇, ˈmō intransitive verb
Date: 15th century
: to make grimaces