mow (down)

verb

Definition of mow (down)next
1
as in to slaughter
to kill on a large scale machine guns mowed down the advancing troops without mercy

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2
as in to down
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall the crowd rushing in for the sale mowed down the poor clerks standing at the front entrance

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mow (down)
  1. slaughter
  2. down
  3. massacre
  4. drop
  5. knock down
  6. knock over
  7. fell
  8. floor
Verb
  • This is left somewhat ambiguous, but it is implied that Agatha is buying time for Nick by slaughtering covens of witches as an offering to Death.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • In April of 1983, Hezbollah assaulted the U.S. Embassy in Beirut with a suicide truck bomb that slaughtered 63 people, including 17 Americans.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of slaughter
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  • Approximately 40 firefighters responded to the blaze, which was first reported at 11:43 a.m., destroyed one building, damaged at least three others, and downed utility wires along 17th Street.
    Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Left in the wake of the tornadoes were damage to several structures and downed power lines, traffic lights and trees, the Oklahoma City Fire Department said.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of down
Verb
  • But on the eastern side, they’re getting massacred by Ukrainian troops firing from fortifications the Ukrainians apparently captured from the Russians back in August.
    David Axe, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The episode presented stunning spectacle, while saving its true horrors for the quake’s aftermath, when Japanese vigilantes began massacring Koreans.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of massacre
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  • Employer national insurance will rise by 1.2% to 15% from April 2025, while the threshold at which employers start paying NI on each employee’s salary will drop from £9,100 to £5,000.
    Marc Shoffman, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
  • But within that, its skin health business saw sales drop 4 percent to $1.16 billion.
    Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of drop
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  • Rideshare apps are also offering to knock down costs for individuals looking for transportation to the polls.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Paisley’s family even joins in on the fun of baking cookies, mailing a letter, knocking down a snow castle, and more.
    Daniela Capistrano, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of knock down
Verb
  • Chuckle at cats in r/pics Search Google for information on why orange cats are so nefarious Watch a video compilation on YouTube of cats knocking over vases Arrive at work.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
  • However, the biggest development in the case comes when Howard’s cadaver dog accidentally knocks over Sazz’s remains — which, fittingly for a stunt person, have already gone through so much.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of knock over
Verb
  • Last week, the band had to cancel shows in Chula Vista, CA and Phoenix, AZ after Cronin was felled by an undisclosed illness.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The Commanders fan is dropped with a punch as the other lunges at the Ravens fan, only to be thrown into a brick wall and ultimately felled.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of fell
Verb
  • Their work has revealed flooring from 1760, as well as 18th-century tool marks and bark on some of the original planks.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Commenters on both TikToks were floored by Hershkovich’s classmates.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of floor
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