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• mow someone/something down — KILL, gun down, shoot down, cut down, cut to pieces, butcher, slaughter, massacre, annihilate, wipe out; informal blow away. → mow …   Useful english dictionary

• mow — {{11}}mow (n.) stack of hay, O.E. muga, muwa a heap, swath of corn, crowd of people, earlier muha, from P.Gmc. *mugon (Cf. O.N. mugr a heap, mostr crowd ), of uncertain origin. {{12}}mow (v.) O.E. mawan to mow (class VII strong verb; past tense… …   Etymology dictionary

• 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

• mow down something — 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

• 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 traffickers.… …   New idioms dictionary

• mow — mow1 [mō] vt., vi. mowed, mowed or mown, mowing [ME mowen < OE mawan, akin to Ger mähen < IE base * mē , *met > L metere, to mow] 1. to cut down (standing grass or grain) with a sickle, scythe, lawn mower, etc. 2. to cut grass or grain… …   English World dictionary

• mow — ► VERB (past part. mowed or mown) 1) cut down or trim (grass or a cereal crop) with a machine or scythe. 2) (mow down) kill by gunfire or by knocking down with a motor vehicle. DERIVATIVES mower noun. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

• mow — [ mou ] (past tense mowed; past participle mown [ moun ] or mowed) verb transitive to cut grass using a machine or tool with blades: We needed to mow the lawn. ,mow down phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL to kill a lot of people quickly and… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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