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- [moh doun]
- /moʊ daʊn/
- /maʊ daʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [moh doun]
- /moʊ daʊn/
Definitions of mow down words
- verb with object mow down to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine. 1
- verb with object mow down to cut grass, grain, etc., from: to mow the lawn. 1
- verb without object mow down to cut down grass, grain, etc. 1
- transitivephrasal verb mow down pedestrian: knock over 1
- transitivephrasal verb mow down kill en masse 1
- phrasal verb mow down If someone is mown down, they are killed violently by a vehicle or gunfire. 0
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Origin of mow down
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English mowen, Old English māwan; cognate with German mähen
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Parts of speech for Mow down
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mow down popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mow down usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mow down
verb mow down
- abase — to humble or belittle (oneself, etc)
- cut down — If you cut down on something or cut down something, you use or do less of it.
- damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- fell — simple past tense of fall.
Antonyms for mow down
verb mow down
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- raise — to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
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