单词 | mow something or someone down |
释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to kill in large numbers, esp. by gunfire Gunmen mowed down 10 people in the attack. Synonyms massacre Troops indiscriminately massacred the defenceless population. butcher Our people are being butchered in their own homes. slaughter Whales and dolphins are still being slaughtered for commercial gain. cut down shoot down blow away (slang, mainly US) cut to pieces Additional synonymsin the sense of butcher Definition to kill (people) at random or brutally Our people are being butchered in their own homes. Synonyms kill, slaughter, massacre, destroy, cut down, assassinate, slay (archaic, literary), liquidate, exterminate, put to the sword in the sense of slaughter Definition to kill indiscriminately or in large numbers Whales and dolphins are still being slaughtered for commercial gain. Synonyms butcher, kill, slay (archaic, literary), destroy, massacre, exterminateNearby words of |
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