shoot down

verb

1. to shoot callously
2. to cause to fall to earth by hitting with a missile
3. to defeat or disprove

   he shot down her argument

Example Sentences

Shoot down or drive off the tankers and the fighters never make it back.

From The Daily Beast

“I thought North Korea might shoot down the plane, I thought they could hear my thoughts,” she says, grinning.

From The Daily Beast

But after the shoot-down of MH17, the White House may begin to look at sending more sophisticated equipment to Ukraine.

From The Daily Beast

Terrorist groups could certainly use those weapons in an attempt to shoot down an airliner.

From The Daily Beast

The missile system most likely used to shoot down Malaysia Airline MH17 is common, lethal, and crewed by men with little training.

From The Daily Beast

Finally, in the month of May, they commenced to shoot down Union men in the streets.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Brownlow was in the street at the time they made propositions to shoot down other Union men.

From Project Gutenberg

And if those other sons of pigs in the canoes board us, we white men will shoot down every last one o you here.

From Project Gutenberg

We have sworn vengeance on such people and will shoot down like a mad dog men whom we learn to be members of the Klan.

From Project Gutenberg

The eagle sees the rabbit a great way off, and he will immediately shoot down and seize it.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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• debase
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• diminish
• discredit
• disgrace
• downgrade
• impair
• lessen
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• vitiate
• weaken