Cow

Word COW
Character 3
Hyphenation cow
Pronunciations /kaʊ/

Definitions and meanings of "Cow"

What do we mean by cow?

To frighten or subdue with threats or a show of force. synonym: intimidate. transitive verb

The mature female of cattle of the genus Bos. noun

The mature female of certain other large animals, such as elephants, moose, or whales. noun

A domesticated bovine of either sex or any age. noun

(have a cow) To become amazed, angered, or upset. idiom

(till the cows come home) For a very long time; indefinitely. idiom

To depress with fear; cause to shrink or crouch with fear; daunt the spirits or courage of; intimidate; overawe.

Synonyms To overawe, intimidate, abash, daunt.

The top of a chimney which is made to move with the wind; a cowl. See cowl, 3. noun

To cut; clip.

The female of the genus Bos or ox (the male of which is called a bull, or in a restricted sense an ox). See ox. noun

The female of various other large animals, the male of which is termed a bull, as of many ruminants, of eared seals, etc. noun

A timid person; a coward. noun

In mining, a wedge placed behind a crab or gin-start to prevent it from revolving. noun

A kind of self-acting brake formerly employed on inclined planes; a trailer. noun

A cut or clip, especially of the hair: as, he has gone to the barber's to get a cow. noun

A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock. noun

The mature female of bovine animals. noun

The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc. noun

To depress with fear; to daunt the spirits or courage of; to overawe. transitive verb

(properly) An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved.

(formerly inexact but now common) Any member of the species Bos taurus regardless of sex or age, including bulls and calves.

Beef: the meat of cattle as food.

Any bovines or bovids generally, including yaks, buffalo, etc.

A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.

A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.

A chock: a wedge or brake used to stop a machine or car.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Cow

The word "cow" in example sentences

I have not seen a cow, but only a part which tells me a cow is there; for all the cows I ever saw had hoofs of that general description, and so it fits into my concept _cow_, and into no others. ❋ Mary F. Porter (N/A)

There's no word on whether magic beans, a giant beanstalk or a pantomime cow are involved, though we hear Kevin Spacey is up for playing the cow* should McQuarrie add such a role. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A good cattleman can tell when a cow is about to drop, unless he has a large herd the cow should be barned up to be kept safe. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I lived close to my uncle, and he had a bunch of kids, too, and we was all the time having what I call cow pasture ball. ❋ Unknown (1980)

Any cow dat kin walk in so 'umble, after all de res' git done, an 'pick up a little scrap o' leavin's out'n de trough de way she do -- an 'turn it eve'y bit into good yaller butter -- _dat what I calls a cow! ❋ Ruth McEnery Stuart (1886)

The boy went to the door and listened, but all was perfectly still; so he set down the boots, rolled his apron into what he called a cow's tail, the process consisting in twisting it up very tightly and tucking it round his waist. ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)

"It really has taken on a life of its own," said Rick Krause, a lobbyist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, which coined the term cow tax and spread it to farmers across the country. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This week's storm will "have some impact, but it wasn't what we call a cow-killer," said Mike Eisenbart, who has 140 head of cattle on his ranch in Kit Carson County about 140 miles east of Denver. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Their real cash cow is their secretive daily practice of "proprietary trading" -- the equivalent of gambling in a rigged casino. ❋ Les Leopold (2010)

Cross Reference for Cow

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