{ "mow":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": grimace":[], ": the part of a barn where hay or straw is stored":[], ": to cause to fall : knock down":[], ": to cut down standing herbage (such as grass)":[], ": to cut down with a scythe or sickle or machine":[], ": to cut the standing herbage (such as grass) of":[ "mow the lawn" ], ": to kill or destroy in great numbers or mercilessly":[ "machine guns mowed down the enemy" ], ": to make grimaces":[], ": to overcome swiftly and decisively : rout":[ "mowed down the opposing team" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English mowe , from Anglo-French mouwe , of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch mouwe protruding lip":"Noun", "Middle English mowen, going back to Old English m\u0101wan (past participle m\u0101wen ), going back to West Germanic *m\u0113an- (whence, with a differing hiatus consonant, Old Frisian mi\u0101, mi\u0101n \"to mow,\" Middle Dutch maeyen, Old High German *m\u0101en ), going back to an Indo-European verbal base *h 2 meh 1 - \"reap, mow,\" whence also Greek am\u00e1\u014d, am\u00e2n \"to reap, cut\" (perhaps from *h 2 mh 1 -eh 2 - )":"Verb", "Middle English, heap, stack, from Old English m\u016bga ; akin to Old Norse m\u016bgi heap":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8mau\u0307", "\u02c8m\u014d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020409", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "mow (down)":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to kill or knock down (a person or many people) in a sudden and violent way":[ "The soldiers were mowed down by machine guns.", "The car mowed down four pedestrians." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172906", "type":[ "phrasal verb" ] }, "mow the lawn":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": to cut the grass on a lawn with a lawn mower":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-065007" }, "mower":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": the part of a barn where hay or straw is stored":[], ": to cut down with a scythe or sickle or machine":[], ": to cut the standing herbage (such as grass) of":[ "mow the lawn" ], ": to kill or destroy in great numbers or mercilessly":[ "machine guns mowed down the enemy" ], ": to cause to fall : knock down":[], ": to overcome swiftly and decisively : rout":[ "mowed down the opposing team" ], ": to cut down standing herbage (such as grass)":[], ": grimace":[], ": to make grimaces":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8mau\u0307", "\u02c8m\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, heap, stack, from Old English m\u016bga ; akin to Old Norse m\u016bgi heap":"Noun", "Middle English mowen, going back to Old English m\u0101wan (past participle m\u0101wen ), going back to West Germanic *m\u0113an- (whence, with a differing hiatus consonant, Old Frisian mi\u0101, mi\u0101n \"to mow,\" Middle Dutch maeyen, Old High German *m\u0101en ), going back to an Indo-European verbal base *h 2 meh 1 - \"reap, mow,\" whence also Greek am\u00e1\u014d, am\u00e2n \"to reap, cut\" (perhaps from *h 2 mh 1 -eh 2 - )":"Verb", "Middle English mowe , from Anglo-French mouwe , of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch mouwe protruding lip":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-120131" }, "mow down":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to kill or knock down (a person or many people) in a sudden and violent way":[ "The soldiers were mowed down by machine guns.", "The car mowed down four pedestrians." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-132713" }, "mowha":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": mahua":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8mau\u0307h\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Hindi mah\u016b\u0101":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140729" }, "mowhay":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": stackyard":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "mow entry 1 + hay":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-150030" }, "Mowat":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "Farley McGill 1921\u20132014 Canadian writer":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8m\u014d-\u0259t" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-165854" }, "mowburnt":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": fermented or moldy through being stored in a mow while still damp":[ "mowburnt hay" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-231419" } }