mow down

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.

Examples of mow down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Edith sends Paladin’s drones to mow down goons, while Raza draws a sword to face Paladin. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026

Writer and chef Joseph Ogilvy heads to the intertidal zone in search of the umami-rich delicacy that's mowing down California's kelp forests. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026

Or will Henderson use his power pitching to keep mowing down Tampa hitters? — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Before tractors can mow down the cover crops and prep the fields for planting, the farm has to figure out how to check out its remaining guests without putting them in harm’s way. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for mow down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown