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mow (down)

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1 to kill on a large scale
  • machine guns mowed down the advancing troops without mercy

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2 to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall
  • the crowd rushing in for the sale mowed down the poor clerks standing at the front entrance

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“Mow (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mow%20%28down%29. Accessed 8 Dec. 2021.

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