English verb: mow down | |||
| 1. | mow down (change) kill a large number of people indiscriminately | ||
| Samples | The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda. | ||
| Examples | They want to mow down the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | massacre, slaughter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||