mow down
phrasal 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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The result is a Los Angeles team that is absolutely mowing down opponents.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2025
Officials in New Jersey released 911 call audio from a deadly hit-and-run where two teenage girls were allegedly mowed down by a 17-year-old.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Dozens of animals have been mowing down overgrown vegetation at Jay Peak near the Canadian border.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
There was just one wild-card spot per league in 1999, and the Mets’ Al Leiter mowed down the Reds in a Game 163 to advance to the official playoffs.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2025
Officials in New Jersey released 911 call audio from a deadly hit-and-run where two teenage girls were allegedly mowed down by a 17-year-old.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Dozens of animals have been mowing down overgrown vegetation at Jay Peak near the Canadian border.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
There was just one wild-card spot per league in 1999, and the Mets’ Al Leiter mowed down the Reds in a Game 163 to advance to the official playoffs.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mow down
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“Mow down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mow%20down. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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