shoot down
shoot down /ʃuːt daʊn/
verb
-
(
)
Shoot at and force to come down
(
down
[Informal] , land
, shoot down
)
shoot at and force to come down
The enemy landed several of our aircraft
the enemy landed several of our aircraft
-
(
)
Move quickly and violently
(
buck
, shoot
, shoot down
, tear
[Informal] , charge
)
move quickly and violently
The car tore down the street
The car tore down the street
He came charging into my office
He came charging into my office
-
Thwart the passage of
(
shoot down
, vote out
, kill
, vote down
, defeat
)
thwart the passage of
Kill a motion
kill a motion
He shot down the student's proposal
he shot down the student's proposal