Mow down Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈmoʊ/ /ˈdaʊn

MOH-down

UK

məʊ/ /dˈaʊn

moh-DOWN

परिभाषा

To knock down or kill many people or things quickly and violently, usually with a vehicle or weapon.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Very strong, often violent expression. Used literally for vehicles or weapons harming many, or figuratively for overwhelming defeat ("mow down the competition"). More common in news and dramatic contexts.

• Spanish: atropellar - acribillar - arrasar
• Portuguese (BR): atropelar - abater (violência)
• Portuguese (PT): atropelar - abater (violência)
• Chinese (Simplified): 碾倒 - 残杀
• Chinese (Traditional): 碾倒 - 殘殺
• Hindi: कुचल देना - मार गिराना
• Arabic: يدهس - يقتل جماعياً
• Bengali: কেটে ফেলা - গুঁড়িয়ে ফেলা - হত্যা করা (সহিংস রূপে)
• Russian: сбивать - косить - уничтожать (сильное действие)
• Japanese: なぎ倒す - なぎ払う
• Vietnamese: xả súng vào - tàn sát - quét sạch
• Korean: 모조리 쓰러뜨리다 - 몰살시키다 - 무참히 해치우다
• Turkish: devirmek - katletmek - ezip geçmek
• Urdu: کاٹ ڈالنا - روند ڈالنا - قتل کر دینا (شدت سے)
• Indonesian: menebas - menumbangkan - menghancurkan

उदाहरण वाक्य

The car lost control and mowed down several pedestrians.

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The soldiers mowed down the enemy troops with machine guns.

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The lawnmower mowed down all the tall grass in the yard.

basic

Dozens of trees were mowed down to make way for the new building.

natural

The champion runners mowed down the competition in every race.

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In the movie, the superhero mows down the villains without breaking a sweat.

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