mow
Collocations
4ADJ.
right
VERB + MOW
come, convincing, going, hasn't, like, supposed, tell, told
MOW + NOUN
abbots, chatter, grass, hay, lawn, lawns, neighbors'
ADV.
then
Definitions
verb
To cut down grass or crops.
He mowed the lawn every few weeks in the summer.
To cut down or slaughter in great numbers.
In the afternoon they attacked again, in close formation: our artillery mowed them, but they came on and on, […]
On the one hand, we had a scenario where, effectively, the American admiral just went "You know what, all the destroyers attack", at which point they mowed through the Japanese destroyers like a Grim Reaper through a harvest of very, very dead gorn, especially with the Brooklyns in support.
noun
The act of mowing (a garden, grass, etc.).
The lawn hasn't had a mow for a couple of months, so it's like a jungle out there!
A shot played with a sweeping or scythe-like motion.
I consider it would engender a stiff, tame, cautious mode of play, with only now and then a mow, or a chopping hit.
At times, they seemed to be playing an especially orgiastic version of Stick Cricket, all computerised mows over midwicket and 30 off the over.
noun
A scornful grimace; a wry face.
Those that paint them dying […] delineate the prisoners spitting in their executioners faces, and making mowes at them.
Make mows at him.
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6He mowed the lawn every few weeks in the summer.
WiktionaryIn the afternoon they attacked again, in close formation: our artillery mowed them, but they came on and on, […]
WiktionaryOn the one hand, we had a scenario where, effectively, the American admiral just went "You know what, all the destroyers attack", at which point they mowed through the Japanese destroyers like a Grim
WiktionaryThe lawn hasn't had a mow for a couple of months, so it's like a jungle out there!
WiktionaryI consider it would engender a stiff, tame, cautious mode of play, with only now and then a mow, or a chopping hit.
WiktionaryAt times, they seemed to be playing an especially orgiastic version of Stick Cricket, all computerised mows over midwicket and 30 off the over.
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