shootdown
or shoot-down
[ shoot-doun ]
/ ˈʃutˌdaʊn /
noun
the attack and destruction of an aircraft in flight.
the shooting and killing of someone in cold blood.
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Definition for shoot down (2 of 2)
Origin of shoot
1
before 900; Middle English
shoten (v.), Old English
scēotan; cognate with Dutch
schieten, German
schiessen, Old Norse
skjōta; akin to
shot1
British Dictionary definitions for shoot down (1 of 2)
shoot down
verb (tr, adverb)
to shoot callously
to cause to fall to earth by hitting with a missile
to defeat or disprove
he shot down her argument
British Dictionary definitions for shoot down (2 of 2)
shoot
/ (ʃuːt) /
verb shoots, shooting or shot
noun
interjection
US and Canadian
an exclamation expressing disbelief, scepticism, disgust, disappointment, etc
Word Origin for shoot
Old English
sceōtan; related to Old Norse
skjōta, Old High German
skiozan to shoot, Old Slavonic
iskydati to throw out
Scientific definitions for shoot down
shoot
[ shōōt ]
The part of a vascular plant that is above ground, including the stem and leaves. The tips of shoots contain the apical meristem.
Idioms and Phrases with shoot down (1 of 2)
shoot down
Ruin the aspirations of, disappoint, as in Bill was hoping Sharon would go out with him, but she shot him down.
Reject, defeat; also, expose as false. For example, It was the best idea I could come up with, but they unanimously shot it down, or It was inevitable that they would shoot down any claim made by the opposing candidate. This colloquial expression, which alludes to bringing down an aircraft or game bird by shooting, is sometimes intensified as shoot down in flames, originally (in World War I) referring to bringing down enemy aircraft but the late 1950s extended to decisively defeating anyone or anything.
Idioms and Phrases with shoot down (2 of 2)
shoot