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The correct spelling is mow.

How to pronounce mow

/məʊ/
noun

IPA: /məʊ/

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The correct spelling is mow. The act of mowing (a garden, grass etc.) For example: "The lawn hasn't had a mow for a couple of months, so it's like a jungle out there!"

Usage Examples

The lawn hasn't had a mow for a couple of months, so it's like a jungle out there!

He mowed the lawn every few weeks in the summer.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The act of mowing (a garden, grass etc.)
  2. 2.A shot played with a sweeping or scythe-like motion.
  3. 3.A scornful grimace; a wry face.
  4. 4.A stack of hay, corn, beans or a barn for the storage of hay, corn, beans.
  5. 5.The place in a barn where hay or grain in the sheaf is stowed.

verb

  1. 1.To cut down grass or crops.
  2. 2.To cut down or slaughter in great numbers.
  3. 3.To make grimaces, mock.
  4. 4.To put into mows.

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