to mow someone down
V
Informal
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English Definitions
down
N
soft fine feathers
down
N
(American football) a complete play to advance the football
Down
N
English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)
down
N
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
down
N
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
down
V
drink down entirely
down
V
bring down or defeat (an opponent)
down
V
shoot at and force to come down
down
V
cause to come or go down
down
V
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
down
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
down
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
down
becoming progressively lower
down
being put out by a strikeout
down
understood perfectly
down
lower than previously
down
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
down
filled with melancholy and despondency
down
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
down
away from a more central or a more northerly place
down
paid in cash at time of purchase
down
from an earlier time
down
to a lower intensity
down
in an inactive or inoperative state
N
a native or resident of Maine
filled with melancholy and despondency
down payment
N
a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
N
a stable quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 607 times that of an electron
Down syndrome
N
a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation
Down's syndrome
N
a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation
down-and-out
N
a person who is destitute
down-and-out
lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)
down-bow
N
a downward stroke from the heel to the tip of the bow
N
the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)
heading in any direction that is conventionally down
N
a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine
downcast
directed downward
downcast
filled with melancholy and despondency
N
a strong downward air current
N
a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
N
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
downfall
N
the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
downfall
N
a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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