mow

n.

1. The place in a barn where hay, grain, or other feed is stored.
2. A stack of hay or other feed stored in a barn.

[Middle English, stack of hay, from Old English mūga.]

mow² (mō)

v., mowed, mowed or mown (mōn), mow·ing, mows.

v.tr.

1. To cut down (grass or grain) with a scythe or a mechanical device.
2. To cut (grass or grain) from: mow the lawn.

v.intr.

To cut down grass or other growth.

phrasal verb:

mow down

1. To destroy in great numbers as if cutting down, as in battle.
2. To overwhelm: mowed down the opposition with strong arguments.

[Middle English mowen, from Old English māwan.]

mower mow'er (mō'ər) n.

The loft in a barn for storage of hay.

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IN BRIEF: n. - A loft in a barn where hay is stored.

Tutor's tip: Note: A "mho" is (an electrical unit); "mot" is (a witty remark), and "mow" is (to cut down grass).

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a loft for storing hay
  Synonym: hayloft

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The verb mow has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: cut with a blade or mower
  Synonym: cut down

Meaning #2: make a sad face
  Synonyms: pout, mop

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - slå, meje
v. intr. - slå græs el. andet

idioms:

• mow down    slå græsset

2.
n. - høstak, høloft, hølade

Nederlands (Dutch)
maaien, gezichten trekken, hooiberg, hooizolder, grimas

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - tondre, couper (le foin)
v. intr. - faucher

idioms:

• mow down    faucher (qn)

2.
n. - (US, dial) botte (de foin, de blé, etc), endroit dans une grange (où sont engrangés ces bottes)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - mähen

idioms:

• mow down    niedermähen

2.
n. - Gereidegarbe, Heuhaufen (in der Scheune)

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - θερίζω, κουρεύω (γρασίδι)

idioms:

• mow down    αποδεκατίζω, θερίζω, εξολοθρεύω

Italiano (Italian)
falciare

idioms:

• mow down    falciare con un mitragliatore

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cortar a grama, amontoar

idioms:

• mow down    matar em grande quantidade

Русский (Russian)
стог, сеновал, гримаса, косить, жать, скирдовать, гримасничать

idioms:

• mow down    скашивать, косить (об эпидемии), наносить тяжелые потери

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - segar, cortar, guadañar
v. intr. - hacer muecas

idioms:

• mow down    abatir, arrasar

2.
n. - mueca, gesto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - meja, skära, klippa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 干草堆, 干草堆积处

idioms:

• mow down    摧毁

2. 刈, 刈上的草, 刈草

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 乾草堆, 乾草堆積處

idioms:

• mow down    摧毀

2.
v. tr. - 刈, 刈上的草
v. intr. - 刈草

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 베다, (적을) 무찌르다
v. intr. - 베다

idioms:

• mow down    무찌르다

2.
n. - 건초[저장소]

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 刈る, なぎ倒す
n. - 干し草置き場, 干し草の山

idioms:

• mow down    掃射する, なぎ倒す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجز, يحصد, يقتل بدون رحمه, يسحق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮כסח, קצץ, קצר‬
v. intr. - ‮עטה ארשת בוז‬
n. - ‮ערימת חציר, חלק המתבן המשמש לאחסנת חציר, ארשת בוז‬

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