All shoot down synonyms
shoot down
S s verb shoot down
- dispraise β to speak of as undeserving or unworthy; censure; disparage.
- knock down β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- be-little β to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- downing β a downward movement; descent.
- downs β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- cancel out β If one thing cancels out another thing, the two things have opposite effects, so that when they are combined no real effect is produced.
- bogged β wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- hogtie β to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- immobilize β to make immobile or immovable; fix in place.
- get the better of β of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
- deracinate β to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; extirpate
- evert β Turn (a structure or organ) outward or inside out.
- creamed β the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- blitzing β Military. an overwhelming all-out attack, especially a swift ground attack using armored units and air support. an intensive aerial bombing.
- oppugn β to assail by criticism, argument, or action.
- eradicate β Destroy completely; put an end to.
- downed β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- blue pencil β deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
- humiliate β to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
- debase β To debase something means to reduce its value or quality.
- nix β nothing.
- bogging β filthy; covered in dirt and grime
- bemean β to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).
- offed β so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
- koing β a knockout in boxing.
- negative β expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- obliterate β to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
- ko β a knockout in boxing.
- disable β make not work
- blistered β a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- cast out β To cast out something or someone means to get rid of them because you do not like or need them, or do not want to take responsibility for them.
- cast down β If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- bad mouth β Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- everted β Simple past tense and past participle of evert.
- deflate β If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important.
- actioned β Simple past tense and past participle of action.
- give the lie to β a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
- mow down β to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine.
- action β Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
- disenable β to deprive of ability; make unable; prevent.
- whomp β a loud, heavy blow, slap, bang, or the like: He fell with an awful whomp.
- hacked β to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
- dump on β to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- benching β a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park.
- drag down β demoralize
- declass β to lower in social status or position; degrade
- lay low β situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
- whop β to strike forcibly.
- blow down β to open a valve in a steam boiler to eject any sediment that has collected