lawn mower

NOUN

machine for cutting grass

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mower

WEAK

cutter grass cutter push mower riding mower trimmer

Example Sentences

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It is like putting diesel in a lawn mower.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Last compared managing agents to powering a lawn mower: crank it long enough and it starts running on its own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

About the size of a riding lawn mower, the machine chews through about eight barrels of batteries an hour, eight times faster than the drum roller method.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

But tucked into some bushes was a bucket and a toy lawn mower.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025

I took a deep breath and got off my lawn mower.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen