Gun down and Shoot

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Gun down

Gun down verb - Strike down or shoot down.
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Shoot and gun down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shoot" instead a verb "Gun down".

Shoot

Shoot verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.
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Gun down and shoot are semantically related. You can use "Gun down" instead a verb "Shoot".
Nearby Words: shooting, shooter, shooed

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  • Recap / Doctor Who S3 E8 "The Gunfighters" Even Evil Has Standards: The Clantons are appalled by the Doctor suggesting he'd gun down unarmed men, and later by Ringo that he'd shoot people in the back.
    Source: Recap / Doctor Who S3 E8 "The Gunfighters"
  • Video Game / Hitman If a guard sees you gun down a civilian in cold blood, he'll shoot you in the face.
    Source: Video Game / Hitman
  • Series / Elementary In "The Diabolical Kind" Devon Gaspar and one his cohorts gun down two uniformed NYPD officers, only for one of them to shoot the cohort, and get killed by Gasper.
    Source: Series / Elementary
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