Meaning & use
Mow
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To cut down grass, hay, or grain, typically with a machine or scythe.
See it in a sentence
He mows the lawn every Saturday morning.
The farmers mowed the wheat field before the storm arrived.
A note on using this word
"Mow" has an unrelated historical noun sense meaning a stack of hay stored in a barn.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A stack of hay or corn stored in a barn.
The old mow in the barn loft was filled with fresh hay.
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