mow down

Verb

Meaning

kill a large number of people indiscriminately

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The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda Source: Internet

And it was Deng who ordered tanks into Tiananmen Square in 1989 to mow down peaceful demonstrators by the hundreds. Source: Internet

This is our new normal, as I speak, many parents and homes are in mourning, their children mow down in their prime by needless show of force by security forces that were supposed to be protecting them. Source: Internet

Play solo or join a team of up to 4 players as you mow down hordes of zombies with Call of Duty’s all-new interface, now featuring Voice Chat for the first time ever. Source: Internet

So if I were John Kerry I'd go buy a grandfathered assault rifle at a gun show, then head out to the woods and mow down a few deer with my semi-automatic firing. Source: Internet

He proceeded to mow down four straight Orioles hitters, mixing in a total of six change-ups, none of which were put in play. Source: Internet

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