mow down
phrasal verb
mowed down; mowed down or mown down; mowing down; mows down
informal
: to kill or knock down (a person or many people) in a sudden and violent way
The soldiers were mowed down by machine guns.
The car mowed down four pedestrians.
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Man who mowed down students with his car, killing teen outside Westlake High, pleads guilty.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Desperate to avoid being mowed down, the victim leapt onto the hood and clung on for nearly 330 feet until he was thrown from the car and onto the pavement.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
Jabbar used a truck to mow down people on Bourbon Street in the early hours of Jan. 1.
—Richard Esposito, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
Rodriguez was mowed down around 12:44 a.m. while directing traffic after a performance by Bronx bachata band Aventura.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Desperate to avoid being mowed down, the victim leapt onto the hood and clung on for nearly 330 feet until he was thrown from the car and onto the pavement.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
Jabbar used a truck to mow down people on Bourbon Street in the early hours of Jan. 1.
—Richard Esposito, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
Rodriguez was mowed down around 12:44 a.m. while directing traffic after a performance by Bronx bachata band Aventura.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Mow down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mow%20down. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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