mow down
phrasal verb
mowed down; mowed down or mown down; mowing down; mows down
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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As Emily tries to flee, she’s mowed down by one of the dads, Darren (Andrew Rannells), and arrested.
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Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 1 May 2025
They can be pulled by hand, mowed down in lawns and treated with broadleaf weed-control herbicides made for use as labeled for areas of your landscape.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
Pascal's enraged protector, Joel, mowed down the rebel Fireflies (including the surgeon in scrubs), who were about to study immune Ellie's (Bella Ramsey) brain for a possible infection cure to save humanity.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
This is when the Forsaken called Sammael chooses to launch an attack, but the battle-scarred bad guy and his evil Aiel followers are quickly mowed down, not just by Rand but also by Aviendha, who bursts in wielding magic flaming spears.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
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Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 1 May 2025
They can be pulled by hand, mowed down in lawns and treated with broadleaf weed-control herbicides made for use as labeled for areas of your landscape.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
Pascal's enraged protector, Joel, mowed down the rebel Fireflies (including the surgeon in scrubs), who were about to study immune Ellie's (Bella Ramsey) brain for a possible infection cure to save humanity.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
This is when the Forsaken called Sammael chooses to launch an attack, but the battle-scarred bad guy and his evil Aiel followers are quickly mowed down, not just by Rand but also by Aviendha, who bursts in wielding magic flaming spears.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
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 8 May. 2025.
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