cow meaning
EN
[kaʊ̯] [-aʊ] 
US WCow
- NounPLcowsPLcattle
- (properly) An adult female of the species Bos taurus that has calved.
- (formerly inexact but now common) Any member of the species Bos taurus regardless of sex or age, including bulls and calves.
- (uncommon) Beef: the meat of cattle as food.
- (uncommon) Any bovines or bovids generally, including yaks, buffalo, &c.
- (biology) A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.
- (derogatory, informal) A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.
- (mining) A chock: a wedge or brake used to stop a machine or car.
- (Britain, dialect) A chimney cowl.
- (properly) An adult female of the species Bos taurus that has calved.
- VerbSGcowsPRcowingPT, PPcowed
- (transitive) To intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage of. Found primarily in the passive voice.
- Con artists are not cowed by the law.
- (transitive) To intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage of. Found primarily in the passive voice.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Imagine that cow [ … ] suddenly breaking into a coltlike canter.
- He had a steeliness of eye that tended to cow people who acted tough.
- We'll quell the savage mountaineer, / As their tinchel cows the game! — Sir Walter Scott.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Cattle futures: spillover momentum plus evidence of a strong stopper (i.e., 96 loads demanded) should kick the opening higher.
- Cattle coming to drink had punched and poached the river bank into a mess of mud.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- In other experiment, dexamethasone resulted in hyperglycemic and hypoketonemic effect lasting 4 to 6 days in ketotic cows.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of cow in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Nouns with irregular plurals
- Countable nouns
- Nouns with irregular plurals
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- Transitive verbs
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "cow" is a noun, more specifically, a nouns with irregular plural and a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a transitive verb.