Mow
verb
Cut the grass of a lawn with a machine.
He decided to mow the lawn in the backyard on Sunday morning
Often appears as...
- mow the lawn
- mow the grass
verb
Kill or injure a large number of people or animals.
During the war, many soldiers were mowed down by heavy machine gun fire
Often appears as...
- mow down enemies
- mow down innocents
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Disapproving
noun
A heap or stack of hay or grain in a barn.
We stored the harvested wheat in a mow in the barn
Often appears as...
- hay mow
- grain mow
verb
Cut the grass of a lawn with a machine.
He decided to mow the lawn in the backyard on Sunday morning
Often appears as...
- mow the lawn
- mow the grass
verb
Kill or injure a large number of people or animals.
During the war, many soldiers were mowed down by heavy machine gun fire
Often appears as...
- mow down enemies
- mow down innocents
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A heap or stack of hay or grain in a barn.
We stored the harvested wheat in a mow in the barn
Often appears as...
- hay mow
- grain mow
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Scheduling Chore
Often used to talk about a recurring task in maintaining gardens or lawns.
We usually mow every other Saturday.
Pro Tip 2/3Seasonal Activity
Mowing is common in spring and summer when the grass grows faster.
He mows more frequently in July.
Pro Tip 3/3Outdoor Equipment
Implies the use of a lawn mower or similar machinery to cut grass.
She is pushing the mower to mow the front lawn.
Pro Tip 1/3Scheduling Chore
Often used to talk about a recurring task in maintaining gardens or lawns.
We usually mow every other Saturday.
Pro Tip 2/3Seasonal Activity
Mowing is common in spring and summer when the grass grows faster.
He mows more frequently in July.
Pro Tip 3/3Outdoor Equipment
Implies the use of a lawn mower or similar machinery to cut grass.
She is pushing the mower to mow the front lawn.
Pro Tip 1/3Scheduling Chore
Often used to talk about a recurring task in maintaining gardens or lawns.
We usually mow every other Saturday.
Pro Tip 2/3Seasonal Activity
Mowing is common in spring and summer when the grass grows faster.
He mows more frequently in July.
Pro Tip 3/3Outdoor Equipment
Implies the use of a lawn mower or similar machinery to cut grass.
She is pushing the mower to mow the front lawn.
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Michael Pollan: A...
figured out how to get us to basically deforest the world. The competition of grasses, right? And suddenly everything looked different. And suddenly mowing the lawn that day was a completely different experience.
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The biology of our best...
and said, "If you don't stop the killing, I will mow you down." Now, these people are no more special than any of us. Same neurons, same neurochemicals, same biology. What we're left with here is this inevitable
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Just add water: The...
Soon, the locusts take on a striking pattern that warns predators of their newly poisonous nature. Smaller groups merge into bands of millions, which mow down virtually all plant life in a kilometer-wide swath.
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How to raise a Black son...
Growing up, I didn't always understand why my parents made me follow the rules that they did. Like, why did I really have to mow the lawn? Why was homework really that important?
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Can't stick to a budget?...
Make a donation to a place that you really love and support or buy an experience for yourself. Try something for the first time. And if you're overwhelmed, and you're burning the candle at both ends, know that it's OK to invest in something that will free up your time. Hire a local high schooler to mow your lawn
Video examples
10 steps to boost your...
Number now, my tips are not all about cutting back spending. I want you to spend on things that increase your happiness. So focus on experiences, on spending time with others and on expenditures that help save you time, like hiring someone to clean your house or mow your lawn.
Video examples
The Foul, Fascinating...
help make the skin supple but not too soft pigeon droppings have a burning quote when you put it on the skin it bites into it and softens it and then the skin becomes like a piece of cloth but to transform these raw hides into leather cloth requires mow scene to get
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A plant's-eye view -...
the world the competition of grasses right and suddenly everything looked different and suddenly mowing the lawn that day was a completely different experience I had thought always and in fact had written this in my first book was a book
Video examples
How to use rhetoric to...
The point is to use factual knowledge to convince the audience, as in Sojourner Truth's argument for women's "I have as much muscle as any man and can do as much work as any man. I have plowed and reaped and husked and chopped and mowed
Video examples
Fighting injustice with...
different causes of death mow attrition neglect abuse the Rays of the Sun spent for the month months of the year and one could clearly see that most children died during the winter this image gripped people by the throat and became
Video examples
Michael Pollan: A...
figured out how to get us to basically deforest the world. The competition of grasses, right? And suddenly everything looked different. And suddenly mowing the lawn that day was a completely different experience.
Video examples
The biology of our best...
and said, "If you don't stop the killing, I will mow you down." Now, these people are no more special than any of us. Same neurons, same neurochemicals, same biology. What we're left with here is this inevitable
Video examples
Just add water: The...
Soon, the locusts take on a striking pattern that warns predators of their newly poisonous nature. Smaller groups merge into bands of millions, which mow down virtually all plant life in a kilometer-wide swath.
Video examples
How to raise a Black son...
Growing up, I didn't always understand why my parents made me follow the rules that they did. Like, why did I really have to mow the lawn? Why was homework really that important?
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Lance Burton
American Entertainer
We didn't have a whole lot of money when I was growing up either. I would always ask for magic books or magic tricks for my birthday or for Christmas and the rest of the year I either had to mow lawns or find part time jobs to help supplement the cost of doing magic.
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Paul Ryan
American Politician
When I was waiting tables, washing dishes, or mowing lawns for money, I never thought of myself as stuck in some station in life. I was on my own path, my own journey, an American journey where I could think for myself, decide for myself, define happiness for myself.
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Marcus Lemonis
American Businessman
I became an entrepreneur as a child. I liked the art of the deal whether I was mowing lawns or selling candy or promoting clubs at the age of 16. I understood early on the importance of knowing my numbers and surrounding myself with the best people.
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Peter Capaldi
Scottish Actor
I absolutely hate mowing the lawn. When I hear the mowers starting, I want to kill myself: it's the sound of death approaching. Hoovering's OK, but I never in my life wanted to have a lawn and certainly never wanted to mow one.
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Sunita Williams
American Astronaut
I sometimes think this is just my life: I go to mow the lawn and sometimes go to space. But when other people say what you've done is really impactful, that's really humbling.
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Margaret Hoover
American Author
If you think because I'm a pretty girl I can't mow a lawn, I'm offended.
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Fred Funk
American Athlete
You worked your paper route, mowed the lawn, then played golf all day.
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Mitt Romney
American Politician
Mike Dukakis, you know, he can't get a job mowing lawns.
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Rita Tushingham
English Actress
I like to garden, particularly mowing grass.
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Ron Reagan
American Journalist
I mow my own lawn.
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Lance Burton
American Entertainer
We didn't have a whole lot of money when I was growing up either. I would always ask for magic books or magic tricks for my birthday or for Christmas and the rest of the year I either had to mow lawns or find part time jobs to help supplement the cost of doing magic.
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Paul Ryan
American Politician
When I was waiting tables, washing dishes, or mowing lawns for money, I never thought of myself as stuck in some station in life. I was on my own path, my own journey, an American journey where I could think for myself, decide for myself, define happiness for myself.
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Marcus Lemonis
American Businessman
I became an entrepreneur as a child. I liked the art of the deal whether I was mowing lawns or selling candy or promoting clubs at the age of 16. I understood early on the importance of knowing my numbers and surrounding myself with the best people.
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Peter Capaldi
Scottish Actor
I absolutely hate mowing the lawn. When I hear the mowers starting, I want to kill myself: it's the sound of death approaching. Hoovering's OK, but I never in my life wanted to have a lawn and certainly never wanted to mow one.
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Sunita Williams
American Astronaut
I sometimes think this is just my life: I go to mow the lawn and sometimes go to space. But when other people say what you've done is really impactful, that's really humbling.
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Margaret Hoover
American Author
If you think because I'm a pretty girl I can't mow a lawn, I'm offended.
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Fred Funk
American Athlete
You worked your paper route, mowed the lawn, then played golf all day.
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Mitt Romney
American Politician
Mike Dukakis, you know, he can't get a job mowing lawns.
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Rita Tushingham
English Actress
I like to garden, particularly mowing grass.
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Ron Reagan
American Journalist
I mow my own lawn.
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