<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine.</li><li>to cut grass, grain, etc., from: to mow the lawn.</li><li>(used without object) to cut down grass, grain, etc.</li><li>to destroy or kill indiscriminately or in great numbers, as troops in battle.</li><li>to defeat, overwhelm, or overcome: The team mowed down its first four opponents.</li><li>to knock down.</li></ul>