shoot down

English Thesaurus

1. move quickly and violently (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it,
definition	:	move fast (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	rip,
definition	:	move precipitously or violently (verb.motion)

verb group	:	dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud, shoot,
definition	:	run or move very quickly or hastily (verb.motion)

2. thwart the passage of (verb.social)

hypernym	:	blackball, negative, veto,
definition	:	vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent (verb.social)

3. shoot at and force to come down (verb.motion)

derivation	:	dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma,
definition	:	the solid part of the earth's surface (noun.object)

4. move quickly and violently (verb.motion)

also	:	shoot up,
definition	:	rise dramatically (verb.change)

5. thwart the passage of (verb.social)

derivation	:	defeat, licking,
definition	:	an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest (noun.event)

6. shoot at and force to come down (verb.motion)

derivation	:	dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma,
definition	:	the solid part of the earth's surface (noun.object)

7. move quickly and violently (verb.motion)

also	:	shoot up,
definition	:	rise dramatically (verb.change)

8. thwart the passage of (verb.social)

derivation	:	defeat, licking,
definition	:	an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest (noun.event)