"mow the grass" meaning in All languages combined

See mow the grass on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: mows the grass [present, singular, third-person], mowing the grass [participle, present], mowed the grass [past], mown the grass [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,,mown>}} mow the grass (third-person singular simple present mows the grass, present participle mowing the grass, simple past mowed the grass, past participle mown the grass)
  1. (politics, offensive) For Israel to periodically carry out attacks on the Gaza Strip to maintain control in the conflict with the Palestinians. Tags: offensive
    Sense id: en-mow_the_grass-en-verb-P6u90UUt Categories (other): Politics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Topics: government, politics
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mow, grass. Derived forms: grass mowing
    Sense id: en-mow_the_grass-en-verb-WIYmmUUe
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