lawnmower

UK /ˈlɔːn.məʊ.ə/ US /ˈlɔn.moʊ.ɚ/

noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

electric, fixed, new, old, packed, turned

VERB + LAWNMOWER

borrow, borrowed, brought, buy, can't, fix, get, lend

LAWNMOWER + NOUN

neighbor, petrol, shirt-sleeves

PREP.

from, in, off, on, up, with, with

ADV.

instead, ridiculously

Definitions

noun

A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.

We replaced our old electric lawnmower with a new cordless one.

It is only a small school, but this year the committee has expended £105 in reforming the garden, painting the fences, making a tennis court and lawn, purchasing a lawnmower etc.

A person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns.

We hired a third lawnmower for the spring and summer.

A dance move in which the dancer mimics using a petrol lawn mower by pulling the starter cord and then pushing the mower forwards to the beat of the music.

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We replaced our old electric lawnmower with a new cordless one.

Wiktionary

It is only a small school, but this year the committee has expended £105 in reforming the garden, painting the fences, making a tennis court and lawn, purchasing a lawnmower etc.

Wiktionary

here was an ordinary man out of the city directory that subscribes for magazines and pushes the lawnmower in his shirt-sleeves of evenings.

Wiktionary

A lot of banging and cussing could be heard coming out of the garage when Tom was trying to fix the lawnmower.

Tatoeba · #3882978

Would you use a scythe instead of a lawnmower?

Tatoeba · #4063261

You may use my lawnmower if you want to.

Tatoeba · #6242672

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