Word

shoot down, v.
freq. cnt. 2

shoot at and force to come down
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

down land shoot down

sample sentences

"the enemy landed several of our aircraft"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

move quickly and violently
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

buck charge shoot shoot down tear

sample sentences

"The car tore down the street"
"He came charging into my office"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

also see

semantic pointers

hypernym

rush, race, speed, hasten, hotfoot, hie, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it

verb group

dash, scoot, shoot, flash, dart, scud

hyponym

thwart the passage of
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

defeat kill shoot down vote down vote out

sample sentences

"kill a motion"
"he shot down the student's proposal"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

veto, blackball, negative