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.

Examples of mow down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And last week, as the Raiders got back in the win column, Jeanty totaled 75 yards on 23 carries with his third rushing score of the season, all while lowering his shoulder and mowing down defenders in an effort to pick up extra yardage. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 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

After that, the four playable characters arrive and mow down waves enemies. —G Kirilloff, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for mow down

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