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# moo

verb (moo, moos, mooed, mooing); noun (a moo, moos); interjection (moo!)

«moo» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A moo is the long, low sound a cow makes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moo/#m1)
2. To moo is to make this sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moo/#m2)
3. (UK, informal, rude) «Silly moo» or «old moo» is a cheeky or rude name for a woman, meaning a silly person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moo/#m3)

### In the lessons

In early lessons and stories it is the cow's sound in «Old MacDonald Had a Farm»: «with a moo-moo here». In everyday UK talk «you silly moo» is a mild, sometimes affectionate, sometimes rude insult. Phrases: «moo-moo», «the cows mooed», «silly moo».

### Examples

- The cow said «Moo!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moo/#x1)
- The cows mooed loudly at milking time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moo/#x2)
- With a moo-moo here and a moo-moo there! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moo/#x3)
- We heard a sad moo from the barn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moo/#x4)
- My little sister moos every time she sees a cow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moo/#x5)
- «You silly moo, you've locked us out!» laughed Gran. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moo/#x6)
- When they were on the way there they heard a cow mooing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moo/#x7)

### Note

Past form «mooed». As an insult it can be rude, so be careful. Homophones: none common, though «moo» rhymes with «zoo». «Moot» is a different word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «moo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moo/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«moo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/moo.html) on Mova free.