—scythe /saɪð/
noun [C]
► F0 a tool with a long, sharp, curved blade and a long handle held in two hands, used especially to cut long grass→ COMPARE SICKLE(Cf. ↑sickle)Thesaurus+: ↑Gardening tools , ↑Toolsverb ↑Verb Endings for scythe
F0 [T] to cut something using a scythe
Thesaurus+: ↑Cutting and stabbingThesaurus+: ↑Gardening - general wordsF0 [I + adv/prep] to move very quickly through a group of people or things:
» The racing car left the track at 120 mph and scythed through the crowd of spectators, killing ten.Thesaurus+: ↑Crossing and moving through