shoot down

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Definition
  1. Verb (transitive):
    • To kill, wound, or bring down by shooting: To cause a person, animal, or aircraft to fall from the sky or be killed by gunfire or a missile.
    • To reject or defeat decisively: To dismiss an idea, proposal, or argument completely and forcefully, preventing it from being accepted or passed.
    • To move downward rapidly and violently: This sense is less common but relates to moving quickly in a downward direction.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • The fighter jets were ordered to shoot down the enemy bomber. (To bring down an aircraft.)
    • The committee shot down my proposal without even discussing it. (To reject an idea decisively.)
    • He shot down the student's proposal during the debate. (To defeat an argument or motion.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to shoot down in flames": To criticize or reject something very harshly and completely.
    • The new marketing plan was shot down in flames by the CEO.
  • Figurative Use: Often used in business, academic, or political contexts to describe the forceful dismissal of plans, theories, or suggestions.
Variants and Related Words
  • Shoot-down (noun): The act or instance of shooting something down.
    • The shoot-down of the spy plane caused an international incident.
Synonyms
  • Verb (to bring down): Down, blast out of the sky, knock down.
  • Verb (to reject): Reject, veto, dismiss, quash, defeat, overthrow.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Shoot down is itself a phrasal verb. Its meaning changes based on whether it is used literally (against a physical target) or figuratively (against an idea).
Related Idioms
  • Shoot someone/something down: This is the core idiom, encompassing both literal and figurative meanings.
    • Don't just shoot down every new idea; try to be more constructive. (Figurative)
    • Anti-aircraft guns tried to shoot down the incoming missiles. (Literal)
Verb
  1. thwart the passage of
    • kill a motion
    • he shot down the student's proposal
  2. shoot at and force to come down
    • the enemy landed several of our aircraft
  3. move quickly and violently
    • The car tore down the street
    • He came charging into my office

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