moo

Pluralmoos

Formsmoos, mooing, mooed

1. 1
   nouncountableonomatopoeic

   The low, deep sound that a cow makes.

   Like a deep, low call you can hear from far across a field.

   We heard a loud moo coming from the barn.

   The calf answered its mother with a soft moo.

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2. 2
   verbintransitive

   To make the deep, low sound that cows make.

   The cows moo loudly whenever they are hungry.

   Our old cow mooed all night during the storm.

   Similarlow, bellow

3. 3
   interjection

   Used to copy the sound a cow makes.

   Moo! cried the toy cow when she squeezed it.

   The kids ran past the field shouting, "Moo!"

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4. 4
   nounslangderogatoryUKcountable

   A rude word for a woman seen as silly or foolish.

   Stop being a silly moo and listen to me.

   He told her she was a daft moo for losing the tickets.

   Similarcow

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