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Shoot down

To cause to fall by shooting.

📖 Definitions of "Shoot down"

verb
  1. 1

    To cause to fall by shooting.

    "My grandfather shot down several fighter planes in the war."

  2. 2

    To criticize a (request) to the point of preclusion.

    "Every proposal I made was shot down at once."

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