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what does shoot down mean?

SHOOT DOWN as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • shoot at and force to come down
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the enemy landed several of our aircraft
    Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • move quickly and violently
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The car tore down the street
    • He came charging into my office
    Hypernyms(s) shoot down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also
  3. Meaning
    • thwart the passage of
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • kill a motion
    • he shot down the student’’s proposal
    Hypernyms(s) shoot down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
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what does shoot-down mean?

SHOOT-DOWN as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • murder by shooting someone down in cold blood
    Hypernyms(s) shoot-down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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