STRIKE DOWN as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • strike down a tree
    • Lightning struck down the hikers
    Hypernyms(s) strike down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Cause(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • cause to die, especially suddenly
    Usage Example(s)
    • The disease struck down many young men in the village
    Hypernyms(s) strike down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • declare null and void
    • make ineffective
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Cancel the election results
    • strike down a law
    Hypernyms(s) strike down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)