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mow 1
(mou)n.
1. The place in a barn where hay, grain, or other feed is stored.
2. A stack of hay or other feed stored in a barn.
[Middle English moue, stack of hay, from Old English mūga; akin to Old Norse mūgr, swathe, crowd.]
mow 2
(mō)v. mowed, mowed or mown (mōn), mow·ing, mows
v.tr.
1. To cut down (grass or grain) with a scythe or a mechanical device.
2. To cut (grass or grain) from: mow the lawn.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verb: To cut down grass or other growth.
mow down
1. To destroy in great numbers as if cutting down, as in battle.
2. To overwhelm: mowed down the opposition with strong arguments.
mow′er (mō′ər) n.
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Noun | 1. | mower - garden tool for mowing grass on lawns blade - the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge garden tool, lawn tool - used for working in gardens or yards hand mower - a lawn mower that is operated by hand motor mower, power mower - a lawn mower powered by a gasoline motor |
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Translations
آلَةٌ لِقَطْعِ الْحَشِيشِجَزّازَة العُشْب
sekačkažací stroj
græsslåmaskineplæneklipper
ruohonleikkuri
kosilica
fûnyírógép
sláttuvél
草刈り機
풀베는 기계
kosačka
koseckosilnica
gräsklippare
เครื่องตัดหญ้า
çim biçme makinasıçim biçme makinesi
máy cắt
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mower
n (= person) → Mäher m, → Schnitter m (old); (= machine: on farm) → Mähmaschine f; (= lawnmower) → Rasenmäher m
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mower
[ˈməʊəʳ] n (machine) (Agr) → falciatrice f (also lawn mower) → tagliaerba m inv, tosaerba m invCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mow
(məu) – past tense mowed: past participles mowed ~mown – verb to cut (grass etc) with a scythe or mower. He mowed the lawn.
ˈmower noun a machine for cutting grass.
mow down to kill in large numbers. Our troops were mown down by machine-gun fire.
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mower
→ آلَةٌ لِقَطْعِ الْحَشِيشِ sekačka græsslåmaskine Mäher μηχανή κουρέματος του γκαζόν segador ruohonleikkuri tondeuse kosilica tagliaerba 草刈り機 풀베는 기계 grasmaaier gressklipper kosiarka cortador de grama, cortador de relva косилка gräsklippare เครื่องตัดหญ้า çim biçme makinesi máy cắt 割草机Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009