Definitions for shoot down
Princeton's WordNet
shoot-down(verb)
murder by shooting someone down in cold blood
tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck(verb)
move quickly and violently
"The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
down, shoot down, land(verb)
shoot at and force to come down
"the enemy landed several of our aircraft"
kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out(verb)
thwart the passage of
"kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
shoot down(verb)ʃut
to cause an aircraft to crash using a gun
They shot down the helicopter with a rocket.
shoot downʃut
to criticize sb's idea and stop it from being used
I suggested doing that, but the boss shot it down.
Wiktionary
shoot down(Verb)
To cause to fall by shooting.
shoot down(Verb)
To criticize a (request) to the point of preclusion.
Translations for shoot down
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
shoot down(noun)
to hit (a plane) with eg a shell and cause it to crash.
- afskietAfrikaans

- يُسْقِط الطائِرَه بالقَذائِفArabic

- свалямBulgarian

- abaterPortuguese (BR)

- sestřelitCzech

- abschießenGerman

- skyde nedDanish

- καταρρίπτω (αεροσκάφος)Greek

- derribar, abatirSpanish

- alla tulistamaEstonian

- سرنگون كردنFarsi

- ampua alasFinnish

- abattreFrench

- לְהַפִּיל מָטוֹסHebrew

- मार गिरानाHindi

- ustrijeliti koga, srušiti (avion)Croatian

- lelőHungarian

- menembak jatuhIndonesian

- skjóta niðurIcelandic

- abbattereItalian

- 撃ち落とすJapanese

- 격추시키다Korean

- numuštiLithuanian

- notriektLatvian

- menembak jatuhMalay

- neerscheitenDutch

- skyte nedNorwegian

- zestrzelićPolish

- سرنگون كردنPersian

- سر نګون کولPashto

- abaterPortuguese

- a doborîRomanian

- сбиватьRussian

- zostreliťSlovak

- sestrelitiSlovenian

- oboritiSerbian

- skjuta nerSwedish

- ยิงตกThai

- ateş ederek düşürmekTurkish

- 擊落Chinese (Trad.)

- збиватиUkrainian

- ہوائی جہاز کو گولے سے مار گراناUrdu

- bắn rơiVietnamese

- 击落Chinese (Simp.)

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