SHOOT DOWN
\ʃˈuːt dˈa͡ʊn], \ʃˈuːt dˈaʊn], \ʃ_ˈuː_t d_ˈaʊ_n]\
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move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
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murder by shooting someone down in cold blood
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shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"
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thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
By Princeton University
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