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to mow down
[phrase form: mow]
01
to kill or cause harm to a large number of people, often through violent means
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
action verb
regular
separable
particle
down
base verb
mow
present tense
mow down
3rd person singular
mows down
present participle
mowing down
past simple
mowed down
past participle
mowed down
Examples
Machine gun fire mowed down dozens of soldiers in a matter of minutes.
02
to make someone or something fall by hitting them with a vehicle
Examples
The speeding driver mowed down a group of pedestrians crossing the street.
