Mow v. t. [imp. Mowed p. p. Mowed or Mown p. pr. & vb. n. Mowing.]
1. To cut down, as grass, with a scythe or machine.
2. To cut the grass from; as, to mow a meadow.
3. To cut down; to cause to fall in rows or masses, as in mowing grass; -- with down; as, a discharge of grapeshot mows down whole ranks of men.
Mown p. p. & a. Cut down by mowing, as grass; deprived of grass by mowing; as, a mown field.
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mow
n : a loft for storing hay [syn: hayloft]
v 1: cut with a blade or mower; "mow the grass" [syn: cut down]
2: make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and
mow"; "The girl pouted" [syn: pout, mop]
[also: mown]
mown
adj : (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement
or machine; "the smell of new-mown hay" [syn: cut]
[ant: unmown]