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1 scythe
1. nounSense, die2. transitive verb[mit der Sense] mähen* * *1. noun(a tool with a long, curved blade for cutting tall grass etc.) die Sense2. verb(to cut (grass etc) with a scythe.) abmähen, sensen* * *[saɪð]I. n Sense fII. vt▪ to \scythe sth etw [mit der Sense] [ab]mähento \scythe the corn das Korn [mit der Sense] schneiden2. (with swinging blow)III. vito \scythe through the defences durch die Abwehr preschen* * *[saɪð]1. nSense f2. vt(mit der Sense) mähen3. vithe motorway scythes through the city — die Autobahn führt mitten durch die Stadt
* * *scythe [saıð]A s1. AGR Sense fB v/t* * *1. nounSense, die2. transitive verb[mit der Sense] mähen* * *n.Sense -n f. v.abmähen v. -
2 mow
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/89281/mow_down">mow down* * *[məu]past tense - mowed; verb- mower- mow down* * *<mowed, mown or mowed>[məʊ, AM moʊ]II. vtto \mow a field ein Feld abmähento \mow the lawn den Rasen mähen* * *I [məʊ] pret mowed, ptp mown or mowedvtimähen IIn (US)Heuhaufen m; (= storing place) Heuboden m* * *mow1 [məʊ] prät mowed, pperf mowed, mown [məʊn]mow down niedermähen (a. fig)B v/i mähenmow2 [məʊ] s1. Heu-, Getreidevorrat m (in der Scheune)2. Heu-, Getreideboden m (der Scheune)mow3 [maʊ; US auch məʊ] obsA s Grimasse fB v/i Grimassen schneiden* * *Phrasal Verbs:- mow down* * *v.mähen v.
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scythe — [[t]sa͟ɪð[/t]] scythes, scything, scythed 1) N COUNT A scythe is a tool with a long curved blade at right angles to a long handle. It is used to cut long grass or grain. 2) VERB If you scythe grass or grain, you cut it with a scythe. [V n] Two… … English dictionary
cut a swathe — {v. phr.} 1a. To mow a path through a field. * /The farmer cut a swathe through the high grass with his scythe./ 1b. To cut down as if by mowing. * /The machine gun cut a swathe in the lines of enemy soldiers./ 2. {informal} To attract notice;… … Dictionary of American idioms
cut a swathe — {v. phr.} 1a. To mow a path through a field. * /The farmer cut a swathe through the high grass with his scythe./ 1b. To cut down as if by mowing. * /The machine gun cut a swathe in the lines of enemy soldiers./ 2. {informal} To attract notice;… … Dictionary of American idioms
cut\ a\ swathe — v. phr. 1a. To mow a path through a field. The farmer cut a swathe through the high grass with his scythe. 1b. To cut down as if by mowing. The machine gun cut a swathe in the lines of enemy soldiers. 2. informal To attract notice; make an… … Словарь американских идиом
scythe — [sīth] n. [altered (infl. by L scindere, to cut) < ME sithe < OE sithe, sigthe, scythe, akin to LowG seged < IE base * sek , to cut > SAW1, L secare, to cut] a tool with a long, single edged blade set at an angle on a long, curved… … English World dictionary
scythe — ► NOUN ▪ a tool used for cutting crops such as grass or corn, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole. ► VERB 1) cut with a scythe. 2) move through or penetrate rapidly and forcefully. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Scythe — For the ancient Sicilian tyrant, see Scythes. A scythe (PronEng|ˈsaɪð, from Old English siðe Oxford English Dictionary 1933] .) is an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass or reaping crops. It was largely replaced by horse drawn and then… … Wikipedia
scythe — scytheless, adj. scythelike, adj. /suydh/, n., v., scythed, scything. n. 1. an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand. v.t. 2. to cut or mow with a… … Universalium
scythe — 1. noun /ˈsaɪð/ a) An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with the concave edge sharped, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use. b) A… … Wiktionary
scythe — /saɪð / (say suydh) noun 1. an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curved blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for mowing grass, etc., by hand. –verb (scythed, scything) –verb (t) 2. to cut or mow with a scythe. –verb (i) 3. to use a… …
scythe — scythe1 [saıð] n [: Old English; Origin: sithe] a farming tool that has a long curved blade attached to a long wooden handle, and is used to cut grain or long grass scythe 2 scythe2 v 1.) [I and T] to move through or destroy something quickly and … Dictionary of contemporary English