скоси́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• mow verb To cut grass or crops close to the ground.
• reap verb To cut and gather a crop, especially grain.
• scythe noun A hand tool with a long curved blade on a long handle, used for cutting grass or grain.

Senses

скоси́ть is used for these senses in English:

• bevel (transitive) To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer.
• mow (transitive) To cut down grass or crops.
• reap (transitive) To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine
• scythe (transitive) To cut off as with a scythe; to mow. [from 1590s]

mow — full definition

1. verb To cut grass or crops close to the ground.
2. verb To kill or knock down in large numbers, often violently (usually as "mow down").

reap — full definition

1. verb To cut and gather a crop, especially grain.
2. verb To receive something, often as a consequence or reward, of earlier effort.

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