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MOW DOWN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mow down mean?
• MOW DOWN (verb)
The verb MOW DOWN has 1 sense:
1. kill a large number of people indiscriminately
Familiarity information: MOW DOWN used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Kill a large number of people indiscriminately
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
Context example:
The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda
Hypernyms (to "mow down" is one way to...):
kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They want to mow down the prisoners
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