kill vs shoot down

shoot down vs kill

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

kill and shoot down both are verbs.

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

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

kill and shoot down: thwart the passage of

Other synonyms of kill include defeat, vote down, vote out.

kill (noun)	shoot down (noun)
the act of terminating a life
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal

kill (verb)	shoot down (verb)
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase	shoot at and force to come down
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in	move quickly and violently
cause to cease operating	thwart the passage of
tire out completely
end or extinguish by forceful means
drink down entirely
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
cause the death of, without intention
deprive of life
hit with great force
hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
be the source of great pain for
thwart the passage of
be fatal

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