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English verb: mow down

1. mow down (change) kill a large number of people indiscriminately


SamplesThe Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda.


ExamplesThey want to mow down the prisoners


Synonymsmassacre, slaughter


Pattern of useSomebody ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)kill









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