to mow sb down

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• mow somebody down — ˌmow sbˈdown derived to kill sb using a vehicle or a gun, especially when several people are all killed at the same time • The gunmen opened fire, mowing down at least seven people. Main entry: ↑mowderived …   Useful english dictionary

• mow someone down — kill someone with a fusillade of bullets or other missiles. → mow …   English new terms dictionary

• mow someone down — kill someone with a fusillade of bullets or other missiles ■ recklessly knock someone down with a car or other vehicle …   Useful english dictionary

• ˌmow sb ˈdown — phrasal verb informal to kill a person or a crowd of people quickly and violently …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• mow down — verb kill a large number of people indiscriminately The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda • Syn: ↑massacre, ↑slaughter • Derivationally related forms: ↑slaughter (for: ↑slaughter), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• mow — verb past participle mowed or mown 1 to cut grass or wheat using a machine or tool with special blades: It s time to mow the lawn again. 2 new mown hay/grass etc recently cut grass etc mow sb down phrasal verb (T) to kill large numbers of people… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• mow — mow1 verb (past participle mowed or mown) 1》 cut down or trim (grass or a cereal crop) with a machine or scythe. 2》 (mow someone down) kill someone with a fusillade of bullets or other missiles.     ↘recklessly knock someone down with a car.… …   English new terms dictionary

• mow — [məʊ] (past tense mowed [məʊd] ; past participle mown [məʊn] mowed) verb [T] to cut grass using a machine with blades • mow sb down …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Mow — (m[=o]), v. t. [imp. {Mowed} (m[=o]d); p. p. {Mowed} or {Mown} (m[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Mowing}.] [OE. mowen, mawen, AS. m[=a]wan; akin to D. maaijen, G. m[ a]hen, OHG. m[=a]jan, Dan. meie, L. metere to reap, mow, Gr. ama^n. Cf. {Math}, {Mead}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mow — [məu US mou] v past tense mowed past participle mown [məun US moun] [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: mawan] 1.) to cut grass using a machine ▪ It s time to mow the lawn again. 2.) new mown hay/grass etc recently cut grass etc mow down …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• mow down someone — mow down (someone/something) to violently cause someone or something to fall. The car skidded along the side of the road and mowed down several mailboxes before coming to a stop. A young woman was mowed down in a public market by narcotics… …   New idioms dictionary