swath

(swŏTH, swôTH, swāTH)
n.

1. 1. The width of a scythe stroke or a mowing-machine blade.
   2. A path of this width made in mowing.
   3. The mown grass or grain lying on such a path.
2. Something likened to a swath; a strip.

idiom:

cut a swath

1. To create a great stir, impression, or display: "He cut a bold and even sacrificial swath across American politics" (Gail Sheehy).
2. To extend in distinctive physical length and width: "the surprising 17th Arrondissement, which cuts a generous swath across northwest Paris" (Jean Rafferty).

[Middle English swathe, from Old English swæth, track.]

IN BRIEF: The space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine. Also: A path or strip.

I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms. . . — Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American philosopher and naturalist, writer.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine

Meaning #2: a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
  Synonym: belt

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skår; af græs eller korn

idioms:

• to cut a wide swath    gøre stort indhug

Nederlands (Dutch)
grashoop, afmaaisel, strook

Français (French)
n. - bande

idioms:

• cut a wide swath    se frayer un chemin

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schwade, gemähte Bahn, Streifen

idioms:

• cut a wide swath    etwas vorstellen, eine Rolle spielen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λωρίδα θερισμένων σταχυών, δρεπανιά, θέρισμα, (μτφ.) λωρίδα ικανού μήκους και πλάτους

idioms:

• to cut a wide swath    (ΗΠΑ) κάνω φιγούρα

Italiano (Italian)
striscia, falciata

Português (Portuguese)
n. - carreira (f)

idioms:

• to cut a wide swath    cortar uma faixa larga

Русский (Russian)
валок скошенного сена, прокос, просека

idioms:

• to cut a wide swath    выставлять на показ, пускать пыль в глаза, создавать ажиотаж

Español (Spanish)
n. - golpe de guadaña, ringlera, andana, fila, faja, tira

idioms:

• cut a wide swath    hacer papel, causar impresión, hacer ostentación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lieslag, öppen gata

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
收割的宽度, 一刈幅的草, 割刈的带状地, 长而宽的一长条

idioms:

• to cut a wide swath    炫耀, 出风头

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 收割的寬度, 一刈幅的草, 割刈的帶狀地, 長而寬的一長條

idioms:

• to cut a wide swath    炫耀, 出風頭

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 한 번 낫질한 넓이, 길게 늘어선 줄, 넓은 길

idioms:

• to cut a wide swath    풀을 베어 길을 내다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 一列の刈り跡, 刈り幅, 帯状のもの, 長い列

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ما يقطعه منجل أو جزازة عشب في ضربه أو مرة واحدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עומר, אלומה קצורה, מכת מגל או חרמש, נתיב קצור (בעקבות המקצרה), רצועה צרה‬

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