/ məʊ; NAmE moʊ/ verb
( mowed , mown / məʊn; NAmE moʊn/ or mowed ) to cut grass, etc. using a machine or tool with a special blade or blades :
[ vn ]
I mow the lawn every week in summer.
the smell of new-mown hay
[also v ]
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PHRASAL VERBS
- mow sb down
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English māwan , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch maaien , German mähen mow.