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.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of mow down (= to cut grasses or grains that fall over as they are cut)

• in awe
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