mow

«mow» in Mova's school dictionary: to cut it short with a machine called a lawnmower or with… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (mow, mows, mowed, mowed or mown, mowing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To mow grass means to cut it short with a machine called a lawnmower or with a long blade. tree →

2) To mow down people or things means to knock them down or kill many of them quickly (used in war or accident reports). tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and safety mowing the lawn is a common garden job; children must keep away from a running mower because the blades are very sharp and can throw stones. In farming hay is mown and dried for animals. Phrases: «mow the lawn», «freshly mown grass», «mow down».

examples

• Dad mows the lawn every Saturday in summer. tree →
• I love the smell of freshly mown grass. tree →
• Keep away from the mower when it is running. tree →
• The farmer mowed the field to make hay. tree →
• My big sister earns pocket money by mowing neighbours' lawns. tree →
• Wear shoes when you are near someone mowing. tree →
• The grass needs mowing; it is too long. tree →
• In the story the giant mowed down the trees with his sword. tree →
• The King did not fail asking of the mowers, to whom the meadow they were mowing belonged. tree →

note

Past «mowed»; past participle «mowed» or «mown» («a mown field»). Homophone trap: «mow» rhymes with «go», not with «cow» (a «mow» rhyming with «cow» is an old word for a pile of hay). Person: «mower»; machine: «lawnmower».

In the corpora

• Gardens need regular weeding, mowing and watering or they quickly grow wild.
• Stay well away from a lawnmower, even when it is off; mowing is a grown-up's job.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «mow» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.