recall vs strike down

strike down vs recall

recall is a noun but strike down is not a noun.

recall and strike down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recall	Yes	No	Yes	No
strike down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, strike down is a hypernym of recall; that is, strike down is a word with a broader meaning than recall:

recall: make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
strike down: declare null and void; make ineffective

Other hypernyms of recall include cancel.

recall (noun)	strike down (noun)
the act of removing an official by petition
the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
a call to return
a bugle call that signals troops to return
a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

recall (verb)	strike down (verb)
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection	cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression	cause to die, especially suddenly
go back to something earlier	declare null and void; make ineffective
summon to return
cause to be returned
make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
bring to mind

Difference between recall and strike down

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