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shoot_down has definitions from the field of politics
1
[ verb ] move quickly and violently

Synonyms

charge tear shoot buck

Examples

"The car tore down the street" "He came charging into my office"

Used in print

(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)

The doctor shot_down to the lavatory and turned the doorknob , but to no effect : the lavatory was occupied .

Related terms

rush rip shoot_up dart

2
[ verb ] shoot at and force to come down

Synonyms

land down

Examples

"the enemy landed several of our aircraft"

Used in print

(National Review...)

He has been in prison since May , 1958 , when his aircraft was shot_down over Moluccas .

Related terms

land

3
[ verb ] (politics) thwart the passage of

Synonyms

defeat kill vote_down vote_out

Examples

"kill a motion" "he shot down the student's proposal"

Related terms

veto defeat

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