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.
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Manny Machado got the Padres back on top by yanking a home run down the left field line and off the foul pole in the fourth while King proceeded to mow down the Nationals with rare efficiency.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
And as Johnny Cage sagely observes at one point, these days moviegoers are more interested in watching Keanu Reeves’ John Wick mow down 500 opponents while armed with little more than a pencil.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
The light at the end of the New York Mets’ clubhouse tunnel appeared bright after Francisco Lindor hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the third inning, and starter Nolan McLean was mowing down Minnesota Twins batters, taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Jews have been firebombed at peaceful protests in Boulder, and mowed down with cars in New York.
—Gayle Pearlstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
And as Johnny Cage sagely observes at one point, these days moviegoers are more interested in watching Keanu Reeves’ John Wick mow down 500 opponents while armed with little more than a pencil.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
The light at the end of the New York Mets’ clubhouse tunnel appeared bright after Francisco Lindor hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the third inning, and starter Nolan McLean was mowing down Minnesota Twins batters, taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Jews have been firebombed at peaceful protests in Boulder, and mowed down with cars in New York.
—Gayle Pearlstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Mow down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mow%20down. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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