transitive verb. To frighten or subdue with threats or a show of force. synonym: intimidate.

noun. The mature female of cattle of the genus Bos.

noun. The mature female of certain other large animals, such as elephants, moose, or whales.

noun. A domesticated bovine of either sex or any age.

idiom. (have a cow) To become amazed, angered, or upset.

idiom. (till the cows come home) For a very long time; indefinitely.

noun. A cut or clip, especially of the hair: as, he has gone to the barber's to get a cow.

To depress with fear; cause to shrink or crouch with fear; daunt the spirits or courage of; intimidate; overawe.

Synonyms To overawe, intimidate, abash, daunt.

noun. The top of a chimney which is made to move with the wind; a cowl. See cowl, 3.

To cut; clip.

noun. The female of the genus Bos or ox (the male of which is called a bull, or in a restricted sense an ox). See ox.

noun. The female of various other large animals, the male of which is termed a bull, as of many ruminants, of eared seals, etc.

noun. A timid person; a coward.

noun. In mining, a wedge placed behind a crab or gin-start to prevent it from revolving.

noun. A kind of self-acting brake formerly employed on inclined planes; a trailer.

noun. The mature female of bovine animals.

noun. The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc.

noun. A chimney cap; a cowl.

transitive verb. To depress with fear; to daunt the spirits or courage of; to overawe.

noun. A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock.

noun. A chimney cowl.

noun. A female domesticated ox or other bovine, especially an adult after she has had a calf.

noun. More generally, any domestic bovine regardless of sex or age.

noun. The meat of such animals as food (more commonly called beef).

noun. The female of larger species of mammal, including bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.

noun. A woman who is considered despicable in some way, especially one considered to be fat, lazy, ugly, argumentative, mean or spiteful.

noun. Anything that is annoyingly difficult, awkward or graceless.

noun. A conniption fit or hissy fit; a state of agitation (only in the phrase have a cow).

noun. A wedge or brake to stop a machine or car; a chock.

verb. To intimidate. Found primarily in the passive voice.

noun. a large unpleasant woman

noun. female of domestic cattle:

noun. mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'

verb. subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)

"I have not seen a cow, but only a part which tells me a cow is there; for all the cows I ever saw had hoofs of that general description, and so it fits into my concept _cow_, and into no others."

bull  castrated  heifer  male  ox  

beef  bovine  bull  calf  cattle  

cowed  cowing  

disagreeable woman  eutherian  eutherian mammal  placental  placental mammal  

Bilbao  Bow  Chao  Chow  Dow  

bull  calf  cat  cattle  chicken  

Brahman  Indian buffalo  Partlet  abash  appall  

cowed  cowing  cows