mow
Shorten the lawn
To mow is to cut down grass, grain, or other vegetation, typically with a blade or machine: I need to mow the lawn this weekend.
A mower does the mowing.
To mow down is to kill or destroy in large numbers, evoking the sweeping motion of a scythe cutting through a field: The gunner mowed down the advancing troops.
A mow (rhymes with "cow") is also an old word for a stack of hay or grain stored in a barn.
Manual crop-cutting implement
- sickleCurved hand-held harvesting blade
- reaperOne who gathers crops
- hayfieldGrass-growing harvest plot
- swathWide strip or area
windrow · sheaves · hay · alfalfa · grain · wheat · barley · combine
Machine that trims grass
- grassNarrow-leaved ground cover
- yardLinear measure or grounds
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
- clippingsPieces cut off
groundskeeping · landscaping · edging · fertilize · weed · sprinkler · irrigation · sod
scythe
Manual crop-cutting implement
- sickleCurved hand-held harvesting blade
- reaperOne who gathers crops
- hayfieldGrass-growing harvest plot
swath · windrow · sheaves · hay · alfalfa · grain · wheat · barley · combine · threshing
lawnmower
Machine that trims grass
clippings · groundskeeping · landscaping · edging · fertilize · weed · sprinkler · irrigation · sod · mulch
edger
Tool for neat borders
- weed whackerHandheld lawn edging tool
- strimmerMotorized grass edger
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
topiary · shaping · grooming · neatening · manicure · tidy · overgrown · brush · thicket · verge
massacre
Large-scale unlawful killing
annihilate · decimate · strafe · gunfire · onslaught · battlefield · overwhelm · cut down
- mow downKill many swiftly
- lawn mowerGrass-cutting machine
- mowing the lawn
- mowed down
- lawn mowingTrimming a yard's grass
- mowing lawnsTrimming yard grass short