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present participle of 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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“Mowing (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mowing%20%28down%29. Accessed 17 Jan. 2022.
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