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🌱 A grass area 🌱 To plant grass
to lawn

to lawn

1 7.7
To plant grass to make an area for people to walk or play
  • verb
  • /lɔn/
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  • Your wife will say that you do better than she does dishes, Mow the lawn or take out trash.

Examples

  • I mean, these guys are not exactly committed to lawn care.

    Surfer, Dude (2008)

  • I'll mow your lawn in an England shirt if they score.

  • The the landscape contractors for Detroit, it used to be every week they literally just start lawn mowing, lawn boom, boom.

  • Brown lawns.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Up next, a company called Yar Mow has unveiled the world's first year round multi purpose intelligent yard robot that can mow the lawn and clear the snow.

  • He decided to mow the lawn every Saturday to keep the yard looking neat.

  • After the rain, it's the perfect time to mow the lawn for a clean appearance.

  • She loves to mow the lawn while listening to music on sunny days.

Synonyms

to turf
vsto lawn
1 5.1

To cover the ground with grass and its roots

focuses on planting to grow a neat yard rather than laying rolls
to grass over
vsto lawn
3.9

Cover an area of land with short green plants like those on a lawn

focuses on making a neat managed yard rather than just covering ground
to grass
vsto lawn
4.6

To cover an area with short green plants so it looks like a lawn

is used for making a neat managed yard not general ground cover
to sod
vsto lawn
5.2

To cover ground with a layer of grass and soil

means planting to establish a neat yard rather than installing ready layers

Compounds

lawn mower
28 2.1

A machine that cuts grass on a lawn

lawn chair
  • US
15 1.9

A light folding seat for sitting outside on grass

lawn furniture
  • US
3 2.5

Chairs and tables used outside on a lawn or in a garden

lawn bowling
  • UK
1 5.0

A game on flat grass where players roll balls to stop near a small white ball called a jack

lawn dart
  • Archaic
1 6.8

A heavy pointed object you throw outside toward a target on the ground

lawn tennis
1 2.8

A sport where two or four players hit a ball over a net on a grass court

lawn party
1 2.4

A party on a grass area where people have drinks and play games

Korean lawn grass
  • US
7.4

A grass from East Asia grown for lawns and yards

lawn tool
1.7

A tool for keeping a lawn tidy, like a mower or rake

lawn cart
  • US
2.7

A small box with wheels and a handle for carrying garden soil and tools

Lawn Guyland
  • Slang
9.9

A humorous nickname for Long Island that refers to its lawns and suburban accent

Japanese lawn grass
  • US
5.8

A grass used for lawns in Japan, China, and warm parts of the United States

How Thorough

to sod
5.2
to lawn
1 7.7
to sow seed
1 2.2
to broadcast
  • Specialized
3 4.5

Surface Forms

lawn infinitive
lawned past
lawned past participle
lawning present participle
lawns third person singular

Etymology

Lawn as a verb comes from the same idea of making an open piece of land 'grassy' or neat. So to lawn a place is to cover or plant it with grass to make that tidy green area.