dash vs shoot down

dash is a noun but shoot down is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dash	Yes	No	Yes	No
shoot down	No	No	Yes	No

dash (noun)	shoot down (noun)
a quick run
the act of moving with great haste
distinctive and stylish elegance
the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
a footrace run at top speed

dash (verb)	shoot down (verb)
break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over	shoot at and force to come down
add an enlivening or altering element to	move quickly and violently
hurl or thrust violently	thwart the passage of
cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
run or move very quickly or hastily
destroy or break