Analysis Complete

strike down

/ strike down /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
cause to die, especially suddenly
"The disease struck down many young men in the village"
Type of:
kill
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 2
declare null and void; make ineffective
"Cancel the election results"
"strike down a law"
Type of:
declare adjudge hold
Kinds of:
revoke annul lift countermand reverse
Derived:
cancellation natural cancel
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
"strike down a tree"
"Lightning struck down the hikers"
Type of:
cut
Kinds of:
chop down poleax poleaxe log lumber
Derived:
lumberman lumberjack feller faller fell
Causes:
descend fall go down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
38%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
3
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kill declare adjudge hold revoke annul lift countermand reverse cut chop down poleax