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скоси́ть — meaning in English

skosit

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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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