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# moo

«moo» in Mova's school dictionary: **the long, low sound a cow makes** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) A moo is the long, low sound a cow makes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moo/#m1)

2) To moo is to make this sound. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moo/#m3)

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «moo» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moo/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.