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mow

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of MOW

1

to shorten the standing leafy plant cover of <you really should mow the lawn before it gets much higher>

Synonyms cut

Related Words clip, crop, curtail, cut back, dock, hack, lop, manicure, nip, pare, prune, trim; bob, shave, shear, snip

2

to bring down by cutting <an afternoon spent mowing hay>

Synonyms chop (down), cut (down), hew, mow

Related Words bulldoze, demolish, flatten, level, raze, tear down

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