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verb

(tr, adverb) to kill in large numbers, esp by gunfire

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How to use mow down in a sentence

June arrived, and it was time to mow down grass to make into hay for the winter, and Jacob had two scythes.
The Children of the New Forest|Captain Marryat
And when thou hast been praised, O Rudra, be gracious to him who magnifies thee, and let thy armies mow down others than us!
Sacred Books of the East|Various
Bursting, they would mow down soldiers like saplings before a cyclone.
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.
The weeds have been allowed to grow too long, and now we must mow down the crop, which threatens to choke the good seed!
Quintus Claudius, Volume 2 of 2|Ernst Eckstein

And with the score at three to one the Amoussocks prepared to mow down their rivals in the last half of the ninth.
Peter Cotterell's Treasure|Rupert Sargent Holland

Other Idioms and Phrases with mow down

mow down

Destroy in great numbers, especially in battle, as in The machine gun mowed them down as they advanced. [Late 1500s]

Overwhelm, as in He mowed down the opposition with his arguments. This usage, like the first, alludes to mowing, the cutting of grass with a scythe or other implement.

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