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mow the grass

mow the grass verb: for Israel to periodically carry out attacks on the Gaza Strip to maintain control in the conflict with the Palestinians.

Verb

mow the grass (third-person singular simple present mows the grass, present participle mowing the grass, simple past mowed the grass, past participle mown the grass)

  1. (offensive) For Israel to periodically carry out attacks on the Gaza Strip to maintain control in the conflict with the Palestinians.
    • Even if it attains its goals in Gaza — the destruction of Hamas' military capabilities — the IDF will still have to mow the grass afterwards […]2024, Daniel Pipes, Israel Victory
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mow, grass.

Forms of mow the grass

third-person singular presentmows the grass
present participlemowing the grass
pastmowed the grass
past participlemown the grass

Words formed from mow the grass

  • grass mowing

Questions about mow the grass

What does mow the grass mean?
Mow the grass means for Israel to periodically carry out attacks on the Gaza Strip to maintain control in the conflict with the Palestinians.
What part of speech is mow the grass?
Mow the grass is a verb.
What is the past tense of mow the grass?
The past tense of mow the grass is mowed the grass.

Words near mow the grass in the dictionary

  1. mow
  2. Mow Cop
  3. mow down
  4. mow strip
  5. mow strips
  6. mow the grass
  7. mowa
  8. mowable
  9. mowah
  10. mowahs
  11. mowana

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