shoot down vs kill

kill vs shoot down

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

shoot down and kill both are verbs.

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

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

shoot down and kill: thwart the passage of

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

shoot down (noun)	kill (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

shoot down (verb)	kill (verb)
shoot at and force to come down	mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
move quickly and violently	destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
thwart the passage of	cause to cease operating
	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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