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
  • On a freezing January morning in 1863, American soldiers attacked a Northwestern Shoshone camp along the Bear River in what is now Idaho and slaughtered hundreds of Shoshone people in what is most likely the largest massacre of Native people in the US on a single day.
    Joseph Lee, Vox, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The agricultural industry has long focused on animal welfare within the context of the food system, and there have been industry-wide efforts to slaughter animals in the most humane way possible.
    Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of slaughter
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  • The hazardous conditions will impact commutes and lead to power outages and downed trees across the region.
    Calvin Milliner, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
  • But the wreckage remains — some 243 structures destroyed, a quarter of Ventura County’s avocado groves blackened, power lines downed, miles of irrigation pipes melted ... and a beloved perennial nursery in Somis burned and nearly shuttered.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of down
Verb
  • Having them in a memorial site honoring the people massacred is the right decision to make.
    Smithsonian magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Iran funds Hamas, the terrorist group that invaded and brutally massacred innocent Israelis, mostly youth, in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
    Diane Gensler, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of massacre
Verb
  • Black freshman enrollment dropped sharply at both highly selective public institutions (19.6%) and highly selective private schools (13.8%).
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Hydro Flask and S'well are both dropping some amazing deals on stainless steel bottles, while a classic Nalgene plastic bottle is also marked down.
    Sarah Felbin, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of drop
Verb
  • And the chemo knocks down the cancer for six months or so.
    Lisa Chase, Outside Online, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Jones kicker Kason Mullins knocks down a 46-yard field goal.
    Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of knock down
Verb
  • Police said items were found knocked over and broken, and there was evidence of drug use.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
  • But putting that same robot in a grocery store would probably knock over some shelves and get stuck in the parking lot.
    Julius Hietala, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of knock over
Verb
  • President Bashar al-Assad, and his late father and predecessor, Hafez, were omnipresent forces, glaring down from the many billboards, posters, and statues that were felled this week with all the exuberance, rage, and grief of the long-oppressed.
    Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
  • It was even enlarged to incorporate two massive, historic elm trees that would have been felled to accommodate the structure otherwise.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of fell
Verb
  • Even so, this book—based on Osborne’s Filipino American upbringing in the Southern US—floored me.
    The Bon Appétit and Epicurious Staffs, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The foam, rubber and textile granules are then sold to manufacturers to be made back into items such as shoe parts, yoga mats, or flooring for playgrounds and outdoor sports centers.
    AJ Willingham, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of floor
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