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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | mawan |
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Related topics: Gardeningmow
past tense mowed, past participle mown
[intransitive and transitive]
past tense mowed, past participle mown [intransitive and transitive]mow somebody ↔ down
phrasal verb1PM to kill large numbers of people at the same time, especially by shooting them : 
The soldiers were mown down by machine gun fire.
The soldiers were mown down by machine gun fire.2 to kill someone by driving into them fast : He was sentenced to two years in prison for mowing down a nine-year old girl.
He was sentenced to two years in prison for mowing down a nine-year old girl.WORD FOCUS: cut 
WORD FOCUS: cut 
chop to cut vegetables, meat, or wood into pieces
slice to cut bread, vegetables, or meat into thin pieces
dice to cut vegetables into small pieces
peel to cut the outside part off an onion, apple etc
grate to cut cheese or vegetables into small pieces by rubbing them against a special tool
carve to cut pieces from a large piece of meat
saw to cut wood using a special tool called a saw
chop down to cut down a tree, using an axe
snip to cut something quickly using scissors
shave to remove hair from your face or body
trim to remove small parts of something to make it look neat
mow to cut grass
prune to cut off the top part of plants, in order to make them grow better cut
➔ See also cut
WORD FOCUS: cut chop to cut vegetables, meat, or wood into pieces
slice to cut bread, vegetables, or meat into thin pieces
dice to cut vegetables into small pieces
peel to cut the outside part off an onion, apple etc
grate to cut cheese or vegetables into small pieces by rubbing them against a special tool
carve to cut pieces from a large piece of meat
saw to cut wood using a special tool called a saw
chop down to cut down a tree, using an axe
snip to cut something quickly using scissors
shave to remove hair from your face or body
trim to remove small parts of something to make it look neat
mow to cut grass
prune to cut off the top part of plants, in order to make them grow better cut
➔ See also cut
