to mow ou cut the grass

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• Mow — (m[=o]), v. t. [imp. {Mowed} (m[=o]d); p. p. {Mowed} or {Mown} (m[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Mowing}.] [OE. mowen, mawen, AS. m[=a]wan; akin to D. maaijen, G. m[ a]hen, OHG. m[=a]jan, Dan. meie, L. metere to reap, mow, Gr. ama^n. Cf. {Math}, {Mead}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mow — v 1. cut, clip, shear, prune, shave, trim; mow the lawn, cut the grass. 2.Usu. mow down butcher, maul, savage, hew, hack, hack to pieces, cut to pieces, chop to pieces, mutilate, tear limb from limb; wade in blood, run amuck, go berserk, give no… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• cut — /kut/, v., cut, cutting, adj., n. v.t. 1. to penetrate with or as if with a sharp edged instrument or object: He cut his finger. 2. to divide with or as if with a sharp edged instrument; sever; carve: to cut a rope. 3. to detach with or as if… …   Universalium

• mow — mow1 /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 …   Universalium

• cut down — verb 1. cut down on; make a reduction in (Freq. 8) reduce your daily fat intake The employer wants to cut back health benefits • Syn: ↑reduce, ↑cut back, ↑trim, ↑trim down, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• mow — I [[t]moʊ[/t]] v. mowed, mowed mown, mow•ing 1) agr. to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine 2) agr. to cut grass, grain, etc., from 3) agr. to cut down grass, grain, etc 4) mow down a) to destroy or kill in great numbers, as… …   From formal English to slang

• mow — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, heap, stack, from Old English mūga; akin to Old Norse mūgi heap Date: before 12th century 1. a piled up stack (as of hay or fodder); also a pile of hay or grain in a barn 2. the part of a barn where hay or straw …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• grass — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ green ▪ coarse, rough, thick ▪ soft ▪ lush ▪ long …   Collocations dictionary

• grass — n. 1) to cut, mow (the) grass 2) high, tall grass 3) a blade; tuft of grass * * * [grɑːs] mow (the) grass tall grass tuft of a blade high to cut …   Combinatory dictionary

• cut — cut1 W1S1 [kʌt] v past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reduce)¦ 2¦(divide something with a knife, scissors etc)¦ 3¦(make something shorter with a knife etc)¦ 4¦(remove parts from film etc)¦ 5¦(make a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• mow — I. /moʊ / (say moh) verb (mowed, mown or mowed, mowing) –verb (t) 1. to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine. 2. to cut grass, grain, etc., from. –verb (i) 3. to cut down grass, grain, etc. –phrase …