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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