shoot down

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shoot doun]
- /ʃut daʊn/
- /ʃuːt daʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shoot doun]
- /ʃut daʊn/

Definitions of shoot down words

noun shoot down the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc. 1
noun shoot down Chiefly British. a hunting trip or expedition. 1
noun shoot down a match or contest at shooting. 1
noun shoot down a growing or sprouting, as of a plant. 1
noun shoot down a new or young growth that shoots off from some portion of a plant. 1
noun shoot down the amount of such growth. 1

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Origin of shoot down

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English shoten (v.), Old English scēotan; cognate with Dutch schieten, German schiessen, Old Norse skjōta; akin to shot1

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Parts of speech for Shoot down

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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shoot down popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for shoot down

verb shoot down

actioned — Simple past tense and past participle of action.
assault — An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy.
attack — To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.

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