Synonymsfor shot-down include dispirited, discouraged, disheartened, dejected, depressed, down, downcast, spiritless, despondent and dismayed. Find more similar ...
shoot down. 1. To reject, foil, or disappoint the aspirations of someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "shoot" and "down." I asked John out for a date, but he shot me down. The committee shot down our plans for a new apartment block.
The past tense of shut down is also shut down. ... foreign computer networks could shut down radars and electrical plants and disrupt telephone lines without firing a shot. The Downs has not conducted live racing since 1997 and shut down the following season due to financial trouble.
To discredit someone or someone's proposal: Whenever I offer an opinion, they just shoot me down. The council shot down the mayor's proposal. I'm afraid this new evidence shoots down our old theory of what happened.
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Webverb shot down; shooting down; shoots down transitive verb 1 : to cause to fall by shooting shot down the helicopter especially : to kill in this way was shot down in cold …
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Webshoot down verb 1 as in to ridicule to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter nowadays the aging activist is routinely shot down in most quarters of the …
Webshoot down Definitions and Synonyms phrasal verb transitive Word Forms DEFINITIONS 2 1 to kill someone with a gun He had been walking down the street on his way to a club …
WebDefinition of 'shoot down' Word Frequency shoot down 1. phrasal verb If someone shoots down an airplane, a helicopter, or a missile, they make it fall to the ground by hitting it …
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WebInformal Terms to begin, esp. to begin to talk: I want to hear your complaint, so shoot! shoot down: to cause to fall by hitting with a shot: They shot down several ducks. …
Webshoot down v. 1. To cause something to collapse or fall by striking it with bullets, missiles, or some other projectile; gun down: They shot down the attacking airplanes. The kids …
Web1. To reject, foil, or disappoint the aspirations of someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "shoot" and "down." I asked John out for a date, but he shot me …
Webshoot somebody/something ↔ down. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English shoot somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb 1 to make an enemy plane crash to …
