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cow

Definition

noun: a large animal that is raised by people for milk or meat usually on a farm
noun: the mature female of cattle (genus 'Bos')
verb: to make (someone) too afraid to do something
verb: to destroy the resolve or courage of
used with 'into'
synonyms: intimidate, cowl, overawe

Examples

They were 'cowed' into silence by threats. [=they did not complain, publicly say anything, etc., because they had been threatened]
They'll be arguing about this 'till the cows come home'.
The football team was a 'cash cow' for the university.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

(..) Do you smell something? - Yeah. - Smoke. Yeah. Definite smoke. Look, it's a fire! Holy cow, look at that! - It's my father's cabin! - The cabin is on fire. I just realized, you never gave me back the change from the tolls. How could this have happened? (..)
1992 TvShow: Seinfeld Title: The Bubble Boy Season: 4 Episode 7