mow

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, heap, stack, from Old English mūga; akin to Old Norse mūgi heap Date: before 12th century 1. a piled-up stack (as of hay or fodder); also a pile of hay or grain in a barn 2. the part of a barn where hay or straw is stored II. verb (mowed; mowed or mown; mowing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English māwan; akin to Old High German māen to mow, Latin metere to reap, mow, Greek aman Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to cut down with a scythe or sickle or machine b. to cut the standing herbage (as grass) of 2. a. (1) to kill or destroy in great numbers or mercilessly <

machine guns mowed down the enemy

> (2) to cause to fall ; knock down b. to overcome swiftly and decisively ; rout <

mowed down the opposing team

> intransitive verb to cut down standing herbage (as grass) • mower noun III. noun Etymology: Middle English mowe, from Anglo-French mouwe, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch mouwe protruding lip Date: 14th century grimace IV. intransitive verb Date: 15th century to make grimaces