strike down vs avoid

strike down and avoid both are verbs.

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

As verbs, avoid is a hyponym of strike down; that is, avoid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than strike down:

strike down (verb)	avoid (verb)
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow	stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
cause to die, especially suddenly	refrain from certain foods or beverages
declare null and void; make ineffective	declare invalid
	prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
	refrain from doing something