strike down Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb declare null and void; make ineffective
    cancel.
    • Cancel the election results
    • strike down a law
  2. verb cause to die, especially suddenly
    • The disease struck down many young men in the village
  3. verb cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
    drop; fell; cut down.
    • strike down a tree
    • Lightning struck down the hikers

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