Definition of scythe

• n. - An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use.
• n. - A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.
• v. t. - To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow.