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Definition of the day : « shot down »

  • As in woebegone : adj depressed, troubled
  • As in irremediable : adj hopeless
  • As in dejected : adj depressed, blue
  • As in despairing : adj upset, despondent
  • As in despondent : adj depressed
  • As in disappointed : adj let down, saddened
  • As in dispirited : adj dejected, sad
  • As in distressed : adj upset
  • As in downcast : adj depressed, unhappy
  • As in hopeless : adj futile, pessimistic
  • As in assault : verb attack
  • As in obliterate : verb destroy
  • As in oppugn : verb oppose
  • As in attack : verb assault verbally
  • As in refute : verb prove false; discredit
  • As in reject : verb say no to
  • As in repeal : verb declare null and void
  • As in shame : verb disgrace, embarrass
  • As in slam : verb criticize very harshly
  • As in belittle : verb detract
  • As in veto : verb refuse permission
  • As in best : verb defeat; gain advantage
  • As in bring down : verb reduce or hurt
  • As in immobilize : verb disable
  • As in scarify : verb slam
  • As in scathe : verb slam
  • As in debase : verb degrade, shame
  • As in deflate : verb humiliate
  • As in degrade : verb shame, humiliate
  • As in disable : verb render inoperative; cripple
  • As in eradicate : verb destroy; remove
  • As in explode : verb discredit
  • As in fell : verb chop down
  • As in humiliate : verb embarrass, put down
Example sentences :
  • As fast as the tribesmen turned the corner they were shot down.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • They're the ones who get shot down in wars and worked like dogs in time of peace.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • Then all the horses were shot down and the guns and ammunition seized.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • We had not gone far, however, when our poor sergeant was shot down.
  • Extract from : « The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence » by William Lawrence
  • These appear to have been shot down into the middle of a moorland wilderness.
  • Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
  • When your red-hot rubbish is shot down your bank, where's it going to go, ey?
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • The first who topped it were shot down, among them Pitcairn.
  • Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
  • You shot down two more who, hearing his cries, rushed to his aid.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
  • As they shot down that steep hill they shrieked for very joy.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • He might easily be shot down where he stood, but he would die fighting.
  • Extract from : « The Hunters of the Ozark » by Edward S. Ellis