Antonyms for shot down


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : shoot
Phonetic Transcription : ʃut


Definition of shot down

Origin :
  • Old English sceotan "to hurl missiles, cast; strike, hit, push; run, rush; send forth swiftly; wound with missiles" (class II strong verb; past tense sceat, past participle scoten), from Proto-Germanic *skeutanan (cf. Old Saxon skiotan, Old Norse skjota "to shoot with (a weapon); shoot, launch, push, shove quickly," Old Frisian skiata, Middle Dutch skieten, Dutch schieten, Old High German skiozan, German schießen), from PIE root *skeud- "to shoot, to chase, to throw, to project" (cf. Sanskrit skundate "hastens, makes haste," Old Church Slavonic iskydati "to throw out," Lithuanian skudrus "quick, nimble").
  • In reference to pool playing, from 1926. Meaning "to strive (for)" is from 1967, American English. Sense of "descend (a river) quickly" is from 1610s. Meaning "to inject by means of a hypodermic needle" is attested from 1914. Meaning "photograph" (especially a movie) is from 1890. As an interjection, an arbitrary euphemistic alteration of shit, it is recorded from 1934. Shoot the breeze "chat" first recorded 1941. Shoot-'em-up (adj.) in reference to violent entertainment (Western movies, etc.) is from 1942. Shoot to kill first attested 1867. Shoot the cat "to vomit" is from 1785. To shoot the moon originally meant "depart by night with ones goods to escape back rent" (1829).
  • O, 'tis cash makes such crowds to the gin shops roam,And 'tis cash often causes a rumpus at home ;'Tis when short of cash people oft shoot the moon ;And 'tis cash always keeps our pipes in tune.Cash! cash! &c.["The Melodist and Mirthful Olio, An Elegant Collection of the Most Popular Songs," vol. IV, London, 1829]
  • 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

Synonyms for shot down

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