down vs shoot down

shoot down vs down

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

down is an adjective but shoot down is not an adjective.

down and shoot down both are verbs.

down is an adverb but shoot down is not an adverb.

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

As verbs, down and shoot down are synonyms defined as:

down and shoot down: shoot at and force to come down

Other synonyms of down include land.

down (noun)	shoot down (noun)
(American football) a complete play to advance the football
soft fine feathers
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

down (adjective)	shoot down (adjective)
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
filled with melancholy and despondency
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
becoming progressively lower
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
lower than previously
shut
being put out in a game of baseball
understood perfectly

down (verb)	shoot down (verb)
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing	shoot at and force to come down
bring down or defeat (an opponent)	move quickly and violently
drink down entirely	thwart the passage of
eat up completely, as with great appetite
cause to come or go down
shoot at and force to come down

down (adverb)	shoot down (adverb)
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
away from a more central or a more northerly place
paid in cash at time of purchase
in an inactive or inoperative state
to a lower intensity
from an earlier time

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