mow (down)

verb

Definition of mow (down)next
1
as in to slaughter
to kill on a large scale machine guns mowed down the advancing troops without mercy

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2
as in to down
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mow (down)
  1. slaughter
  2. down
  3. massacre
  4. drop
  5. knock down
  6. knock over
  7. fell
  8. floor
Verb
  • When an intruder slaughters Alex’s family before running off into the night with her, Marie sets off to retrieve her friend.
    Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Framed by heavily armed Mexican authorities, relatives of the LeBaron family mourn at the site where nine U.S. citizens, three women and six children related to the extended LeBaron family, were slaughtered along a dirt road near Bavispe, at the Sonora-Chihuahua border, Mexico, Nov 6, 2019.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of slaughter
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  • Approximately 40 firefighters responded to the blaze, which was first reported at 11:43 a.m., destroyed one building, damaged at least three others, and downed utility wires along 17th Street.
    Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Left in the wake of the tornadoes were damage to several structures and downed power lines, traffic lights and trees, the Oklahoma City Fire Department said.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of down
Verb
  • The current conflict on the Lebanese border began last October 8th—the day after Hamas militants from Gaza massacred twelve hundred people in southern Israel and took a couple of hundred more hostage—when Hezbollah began firing rockets into the northern part of the country.
    Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Just a mile to the southeast lies the ramshackle Santa Cruz cemetery, where in 1991 at least 250 unarmed civilians were massacred by Indonesian troops.
    Charlie Campbell / Dili, Timor-Leste, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
Definition of massacre
Verb
  • Gabbard refuted the allegations and sued Clinton for defamation, but later dropped her compliant.
    Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The 10-year Treasury yield climbed from 1.9% on Election Night 2016 to an eventual high of 3.2%, a big move that upset the bond market (because when rates rise, especially longer-duration rates, bonds drop).
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of drop
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  • With just over two minutes left in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Bronny dribbled toward the baseline, then backed out, steadied himself, and knocked down a smooth jumpshot.
    Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department were sent to the home in the 6000 block of Sultana Avenue at around 4:50 p.m. and were able to knock down the fire in 30 minutes.
    Camilla Rambaldi, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of knock down
Verb
  • If one trips while talking into the camera and knocks over a few others, everybody will be cool, right?
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2024
  • In 2019, a delivery driver died after he was hit by a tree knocked over by strong winds in Beijing, according to state media Global Times.
    Chris Lau, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of knock over
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  • There, along the North Platte River in what is now Wyoming, the animal was felled by the arrow of a warrior named High Forehead, who may have been hungry.
    Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The story claimed that two loggers felled a hollow tree and were shocked to find a body inside.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of fell
Verb
  • Their work has revealed flooring from 1760, as well as 18th-century tool marks and bark on some of the original planks.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Commenters on both TikToks were floored by Hershkovich’s classmates.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of floor
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