1. A female of domestic cattle (Bos taurus), especially one that has calved and is kept for milk or meat production
   "Look at the moo-cow, Mommy!";
   - moo-cow [informal]
    
2. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called 'bull'
   "The cow mooed softly as she grazed in the field"
    
3. [informal] A large unpleasant woman
   "The rude cow pushed her way to the front of the line"

1. Subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
   "The bully's presence cowed the younger students";
   - overawe

Derived forms: cows, cowing, cowed

Type of: awe, Bos taurus, cattle, cows, disagreeable person, eutherian, eutherian mammal, kine [archaic], oxen, placental, placental mammal, unpleasant person

Encyclopedia: Cow