mow 1
/moh/ , v. , mowed, mowed or mown, mowing .
v.t.
1. to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine.
2. to cut grass, grain, etc., from: to mow the lawn.
v.i.
3. to cut down grass, grain, etc.
4. mow down ,
a. to destroy or kill indiscriminately or in great numbers, as troops in battle.
b. to defeat, overwhelm, or overcome: The team mowed down its first four opponents.
c. to knock down.
[ bef. 900; ME mowen, OE mawan; c. G mähen ]
mow 2
/mow/ , n.
1. the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
2. a heap or pile of hay or of sheaves of grain in a barn.
v.t.
3. Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. to store (hay) in a barn.
[ bef. 900; ME mow ( e ), OE muwa, muha, muga; c. ON mugi swath ]
mow 3
/mow, moh/ , Archaic.
n.
1. a wry or derisive grimace.
v.i.
2. to make mows, mouths, or grimaces.
Also, mowe .
[ 1275-1325; ME mowe moue lip, pout, OF moe mouwe protruded lip ]