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shoot down

/ shoot down /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
shoot at and force to come down
"the enemy landed several of our aircraft"
Derived:
land dry land earth ground solid ground
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
thwart the passage of
"kill a motion"
"he shot down the student''s proposal"
Type of:
veto blackball negative
Derived:
defeat licking
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
move quickly and violently
"The car tore down the street"
"He came charging into my office"
Type of:
rush hotfoot hasten
Kinds of:
rip
Verb group:
dart dash scoot scud flash
See also:
shoot up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
31%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
3
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veto blackball negative rush hotfoot hasten rip