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MOW DOWN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Kill a large number of people indiscriminately

Example:

The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda

Synonyms:

massacre; mow down; slaughter

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "mow down" is one way to...):

kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They want to mow down the prisoners

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