shoot down Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb move quickly and violently
tear; shoot; charge; buck.
- The car tore down the street
- He came charging into my office
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verb shoot at and force to come down
down; land.
- the enemy landed several of our aircraft
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verb thwart the passage of
vote out; vote down; kill; defeat.
- kill a motion
- he shot down the student's proposal
