Gun Down (Verb)
Meaning
Strike down or shoot down.
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- The police were forced to gun down the suspect as he lunged at them with a knife.
- The neighboring country's air defense system was able to gun down several enemy planes during the aerial assault.
- In the heat of the moment, the security guard gunned down a bystander who was accidentally caught in the crossfire.
- The military was put on high alert, ready to gun down any hostile aircraft that crossed the border.
- The special forces team had been trained to gun down targets with precision and speed.