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Cow Meaning: Dairy Cow & Intimidate Explained (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：dairy cow (cow)

cow 🔊

/kaʊ/

n./v.

A big farm animal that people keep mainly for its milk or meat.

dairy cow 🔊

➕

/ˈdeəri kaʊ/

n./v.

A fully grown female bovine animal kept for milk and meat, typically found on farms.

📁 Category：Animal Protection 🔖 Level：elementary

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Origin: Old English 'cū', from Proto-Indo-European *gwous. Cognates: Latin 'bōs', Greek 'bous'.

💡 Mnemonic

'Cow' sounds like 'kow' - a big animal. For verb, imagine being intimidated by a charging cow.

📖 Example

Every morning, the farmer milks the cow before sunrise to get fresh milk for the family. 🔊 Each morning, the farmer extracts milk from the cow before dawn to obtain fresh milk for the household.

🔗 Collocations

milk a cow – To extract milk from a cow, usually by hand or machine.

cow shed – A building where cows are kept and milked.

cow pasture – A field where cows graze and roam.

🔄 Synonyms

cattle (n.) – Large domesticated bovines collectively, often including cows, bulls, and oxen.

ox (n.) – A domesticated bovine used as a draft animal, typically castrated adult male.

heifer (n.) – A young female cow that has not yet calved.

🌱 Derivatives

cowherd (n.) – A person who tends cows.

cowboy (n.) – A person who herds and tends cattle, especially in the western US.

cowman (n.) – A man who owns or manages cattle.

📖 Cultural Story

Old English 'cū' from PIE *gwous. Cognates include Latin 'bōs' and Sanskrit 'gauh'. Cows have been domesticated for over 10,000 years, shaping human civilization through dairy and meat.

Meaning 2：intimidate (cow)

cow 🔊

/kaʊ/

n./v.

To make someone do what you want by frightening them, often with threats.

Intimidating person staring sternly in office

intimidate 🔊

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/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

n./v.

To make someone do what you want by frightening them, often through threats or aggression.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

You shouldn't let his loud voice cow you into agreeing with his unfair plan. 🔊 You must not allow his loud voice to intimidate you into accepting his unjust proposal.

🔗 Collocations

cow someone into submission – To force someone to submit by frightening them.

be cowed by threats – To become intimidated because of threats.

cow under pressure – To yield or retreat due to intimidation.

🔄 Synonyms

intimidate (v.) – To frighten or threaten someone to make them do something.

bully (v.) – To use superior strength or influence to intimidate someone.

daunt (v.) – To make someone feel intimidated or discouraged.

🚫 Antonyms

encourage (v.) – To give support, confidence, or hope to someone.

embolden (v.) – To make someone brave or confident.

reassure (v.) – To say or do something to remove fear or doubt.

🌱 Derivatives

cowed (adj.) – Intimidated or frightened into submission.

cowing (adj.) – Causing intimidation or fear.