| English noun: cow | |||
| 1. | cow (animal) female of domestic cattle: | ||
| Samples | `moo-cow' is a child's term. | ||
| Synonyms | moo-cow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | heifer, springer, springing cow | ||
| Part holonym | bag, poll, udder | ||
| 2. | cow (animal) mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull' | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal | ||
| 3. | cow (person) a large unpleasant woman | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman | ||
| English verb: cow | |||
| 1. | cow (emotion) subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats) | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot cow Sue | ||
| Synonyms | overawe | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | awe | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | buffalo | ||