mow down

verb

mowed down; mowed down or mown down; mowing down; mows down
Synonyms of mow downnext
informal
: to kill or knock down (a person or many people) in a sudden and violent way
The soldiers were mowed down by machine guns.
The car mowed down four pedestrians.

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All the while, Walsh was mowing down the Rams. — Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 11 June 2026 Stems will be cut, plants mowed down, or maybe there's a bite or two out of each fruit before moving to the next. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 24 June 2026 Men who had fought side-by-side to defend their homeland just two years ago were being mown down by their fellow former soldiers. — Claire Wilmot & Gisa Tunbridge, The Dial, 12 June 2026 Starting pitcher Jack Manion was methodically mowing down the Hornets until things suddenly went awry in the bottom of the fifth inning. — Dave Wright, Twin Cities, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mow down

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“Mow down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mow%20down. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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