Definition of mow down in English English dictionary
If someone is mown down, they are killed violently by a vehicle or gunfire. She was mown down on a pedestrian crossing Gunmen mowed down 10 people in one attack
kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"
mow down
Hyphenation
mow Down
Turkish pronunciation
mō daun
Pronunciation
/ˈmō ˈdoun/ /ˈmoʊ ˈdaʊn/
Etymology
[ 'mau ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, heap, stack, from Old English muga; akin to Old Norse mugi heap.