shoot down
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shoot down
verb shoots down · shooting down · shot down
- To cause to fall by shooting. The carnival game involved shooting down tin cans.
- To criticize (a request) to the point of preclusion. Every proposal I made was shot down at once.
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verb to cause to fall by shooting
| Español | derribar, abatir |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 撃ち落とす uchiotosu, 撃墜 gekitsui |
| 中文 | 擊落 /击落 jīluò |
| Kiswahili | dungua |
| Português | abater, derrubar |
| Français | abattre |
| Deutsch | niederschießen, abschießen |
| Italiano | abbattere |
| Ελληνικά | καταρρίπτω katarrípto |
| Română | doborî |
| Русский | сбива́ть sbivátʹ, сбить sbitʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | bắn trúng, bắn hạ |
Talk about this word "shoot down." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shoot%20down. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shoot down. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shoot%20down "shoot down." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shoot%20down.
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@misc{shoot_down_2026,
title = {shoot down},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shoot%20down},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
