Meaning of cow | Babel Free

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1. An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved.
   countable, uncountable
2. Initialism of clerk of works.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. Acronym of copy-on-write.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
4. cow (adult female of the species Bos taurus)
5. A chimney cowl.
   UK, dialectal
6. LFBOT: Synonym of luminous fast blue optical transient.
7. A surname
   countable, uncountable
8. Any member of the species Bos taurus that is not of a bucking breed or fighting breed, regardless of sex or age, including steers and calves.
   broadly, countable, informal, uncountable
9. Acronym of chief of watch.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
10. beef
11. Slang To become amazed, angered, or upset: He had a cow when he saw the mess we made.
    Slang
12. A placename
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
13. Ellipsis of Cow Creek.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
14. Beef: the meat of cattle as food.
    uncommon, uncountable
15. leather
16. For a very long time; indefinitely: They could argue till the cows come home and still not reach an agreement.
17. Ellipsis of Cow Island.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
18. Any bovines or bovids generally, including yaks, buffalo, etc.
    countable, uncommon, uncountable
19. cow (woman considered unpleasant, particularly one considered fat)
20. To frighten or subdue with threats or a show of force. See Synonyms at intimidate.
21. Ellipsis of Cow Lake.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
22. A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.
    countable, uncountable
23. collection
24. have a cow, to become hysterical.
25. Ellipsis of Cow Mountain.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
26. A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.
    Ireland, UK, countable, derogatory, informal, uncountable
27. to frighten with threats; intimidate; overawe.
28. A chock: a wedge or brake used to stop a machine or car.
    countable, uncountable
29. To domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example:bludgeon, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, hector, intimidate, menace, threaten.
30. A third-year cadet at West Point.
    US, countable, slang, uncountable
31. in the United States, a man who looks after cattle on a ranch. veedrywer راعي بَقَـر каубой vaqueiro kovboj, honák der Cowboy cowboy γελαδάρης vaquero, cowboy kauboi گاو چران karjapaimen cow-boyבוקר घुड़सवार गोपाल kauboj lovas marhapásztor koboi kúreki cowboy, mandriano カウボーイ 목동 kaubojus, raitas piemuo kovbojs koboi cowboycowboy, gjetergutt pastuch bydła غوبه،ګوران vaqueiro cowboy ковбой kovboj govedar kauboj cowboy โคบาล kovboy 美國牛仔 ковбой چرواها cao bồi 牧童
32. A fish that is very large for its species, such as a large striped bass or large bluefin tuna.
    countable, slang, uncountable
33. a person who looks after cows. beeswagter بقّار، راعي بقر говедар vaqueiro ošetřovatel krav der Kuhhirte cowboy; kodriver γελαδάρης pastor de ganado, vaquero lehmakarjus گله بان؛ گاوچران karjapaimen vacher/-ère רועה ग्वाला kravar gulyás gembala sapi kúahirðir/-smali vaccaro 牛飼い 소치는 사람 piemuo govju gans penjaga lembu koeherder røkter, gjeter pastuch ګاوچران vaqueiro văcar пастух ošetrovateľ, -ka kráv kravji pastir čovek koji brine o kravama boskapsherde คนเลี้ยงวัว sığır çobanı 放牛人 пастух, чер...
34. (of) the skin of a cow made into leather. a bag made of cowhide; a cowhide bag. beesvel من جِلد البَقَـر волска кожа couro kravská kůže das Rindsleder oksehud; okselæder; kohud δέρμα αγελάδας cuero veisenahk چرم گاو lehmännahka peau de vache עוֹר בָּקַר गाय की खाल kravlja koža tehénbőr kulit sapi kÿrhúð, nautshúð cuoio di vacca 牛皮 쇠가죽 jaučio oda govs āda kulit lembu rundleer ku-/oksehud skóra wołowa د غوایی چرم couro (de/din) piele de vacă воловья кожа kravská koža kravje usnje kravlji kohud,...
35. to subdue or control through fear. The pupil was cowed by the headmaster's harsh words. bangmaak يُرعِب، يُرهِب بالتّهديد сплашвам intimidar vyděsit einschüchtern kue; underkue πτοώintimidar heidutama, hirmutama هراساندن alistua intimider לְהַפחִיד भयभीत करना krava megfélemlít menakut-nakuti hræða til undirgefni intimidire おびえさせる 위협하다 įbauginti, įgąsdinti iebiedēt menakutkan intimiderenkue zastraszyć ویرول intimidar a speria запугивать zastrašiť preplašiti zaplašiti skrämma, kuscha ขู่ korkut...

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Examples

“The whole herd is out to pasture right now — the cows, calves, and heifers are out back, and the bulls are down by the creek.”

“We saw lots of cows at the farm show, including some surprisingly gigantic bulls.”

“The only meat I eat is cow.”

“[…] the worst insult to a woman, either in London or Paris, is "cow"; a name which might even be a compliment, for cows are among the most likeable of animals.”

“Greville Preston: You've been set up, you silly cow. Now, don't let me hear any more about this unless you have absolute stand-up-in-court proof it's kosher... Mattie Storin: Pig.”

“By the time of my third, five months ago, I was a right bossy cow about what I wanted because I knew the drill. For reasons I shan’t bore you with, I got them to induce me at 39 weeks, at 10am, with the epidural going in first, and it was all a dream.”

“Colonel Red Reeder, West Point Second Classman An assistant manager, wearing the stripes of a cadet corporal, walked up to Coach Smith. Clint knew him, a Cow from B-l. What had he done to become so outstanding that the Tacs made him a corporal?”

“When I was a cow (junior) at West Point, I dated a plebe (freshman), which is considered fraternization in the cadet realm.”

“Who could live to gaze from day to day on bricks and slates, who had once felt the influence of a scene like this? Who could continue to exist, where there are no cows but the cows on the chimneypots; nothing redolent of Pan but pan-tiles; […]”

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