Mow — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a loft in a barn where hay is stored

cut with a blade or mower

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈəʊ/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈoʊ/.

Examples

mow the grass
mop and mow
The girl pouted

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cut down mop pout haymow hayloft

Parts of Speech

noun	a loft in a barn where hay is stored
verb	cut with a blade or mower “mow the grass”
verb	make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip “mop and mow”

Word Forms

mow	verb	cut with a blade or mower
mow	noun	a loft in a barn where hay is stored
mower	noun	garden tool for mowing grass on lawns
pout	noun	a disdainful grimace
pouter	noun	someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

mähen

ein Dachboden in einer Scheune, in dem Heu gelagert wird

🇫🇷French

tondre

un loft dans une grange où est stocké le foin

🇪🇸Spanish

cortar

un loft en un granero donde se almacena el heno

🇮🇹Italian

falciare

un soppalco in un fienile dove viene immagazzinato il fieno

🇳🇱Dutch

maaien

een zolder in een schuur waar hooi wordt opgeslagen

🇵🇹Portuguese

cortar

um loft em um celeiro onde o feno é armazenado

🇷🇺Russian

косить

чердак в сарае, где хранится сено

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घास काटना

खलिहान में एक मचान जहाँ घास रखी जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

কাটা

একটি শস্যাগার যেখানে খড় সংরক্ষণ করা হয় একটি মাচা

🇮🇳Tamil

கத்தரி

வைக்கோல் சேமிக்கப்படும் கொட்டகையில் ஒரு மாடி

🇮🇳Telugu

కోసుకో

ఎండుగడ్డి నిల్వ చేయబడిన ఒక గడ్డివాము

🇮🇳Marathi

गवत कापणे

कोठारातील एक माचा जेथे गवत साठवले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાપવું

કોઠારમાં એક લોફ્ટ જ્યાં ઘાસનો સંગ્રહ કરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕತ್ತರಿಸು

ಹುಲ್ಲು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಲಾದ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಮೇಲಂತಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെട്ടുക

പുല്ല് സൂക്ഷിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന കളപ്പുരയിലെ ഒരു തട്ടിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਟਾਈ

ਇੱਕ ਕੋਠੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਲੌਫਟ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਪਰਾਗ ਸਟੋਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھاس کاٹنا

گودام میں ایک اونچی جگہ جہاں گھاس ذخیرہ کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

刈

谷仓里存放干草的阁楼

🇯🇵Japanese

刈る

干し草を保管する納屋のロフト

🇰🇷Korean

베다

건초가 저장되어 있는 헛간의 다락방

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cắt cỏ

một gác xép trong nhà kho nơi chứa cỏ khô

🇹🇭Thai

ตัดหญ้า

ห้องใต้หลังคาในโรงนาที่เก็บหญ้าแห้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memotong rumput

loteng di gudang tempat jerami disimpan

🇲🇾Malay

memotong

sebuah loteng di dalam bangsal tempat jerami disimpan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جز

دور علوي في حظيرة حيث يتم تخزين القش

🇮🇷Persian

چمن زنی

انباری در انباری که در آن یونجه ذخیره می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

biçmek

samanın depolandığı ahırdaki çatı katı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַתבֵּן

לופט ברפת שבו מאוחסן חציר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'mow'?

The primary meaning of 'mow' is 'a loft in a barn where hay is stored'.

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Using 'mow' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'mow' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'mow' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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