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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mow down vb - (tr, adverb) to kill in large numbers, esp by gunfire
mow1 /moʊ/USA pronunciation v., mowed, mowed or mown/moʊn/USA pronunciation mow•ing. - Agricultureto cut down (grass, etc.), esp. with a machine: [~ + object]He earned money mowing lawns.[no object]She was out mowing all morning.
- mow down:
- to destroy or kill in great numbers, as in a battle: [~ + object + down]mowed them down with the machine gun.[~ + down + object]mowed down the advancing troops.
- to overwhelm or defeat: [~ + down + object]The pitcher mowed down one batter after another.[~ + object + down]The pitcher mowed them down.
mow•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mow1 (mō),USA pronunciation v., mowed, mowed or mown, mow•ing. v.t. - Agricultureto cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine.
- Agricultureto cut grass, grain, etc., from:to mow the lawn.
v.i. - Agricultureto cut down grass, grain, etc.
- mow down:
- to destroy or kill indiscriminately or in great numbers, as troops in battle.
- to defeat, overwhelm, or overcome:The team mowed down its first four opponents.
- to knock down.
- bef. 900; Middle English mowen, Old English māwan; cognate with German mähen
- Agriculturethe place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
- Agriculturea heap or pile of hay or of sheaves of grain in a barn.
v.t. - Dialect Terms, Agriculture[Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S.]to store (hay) in a barn.
- bef. 900; Middle English mow(e), Old English mūwa, mūha, mūga; cognate with Old Norse mūgi swath
- a wry or derisive grimace.
v.i. - to make mows, mouths, or grimaces.
Also, mowe. - Frankish; akin to Middle Dutch mouwe protruded lip
- Middle French moue lip, pout, Old French moe
- Middle English mowe 1275–1325
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