gun down

• فعل مركّب يعني إطلاق النار على شخص وإسقاطه، وغالبًا ما يؤدي إلى إصابته بجروح خطيرة أو قتله.

A phrasal verb meaning to shoot someone, especially with a gun, often resulting in serious injury or death.

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1. Shoot and killinformal

   To shoot someone with a gun, often resulting in death.

   أردى بالرصاص

   • The police officer was gunned down in the line of duty.
   • The gang members gunned down their rivals in the street.
   • He was gunned down outside his home.

   المرادفاتcut downexecutemow downshootshoot downslay

2. Shoot and injureinformal

   To shoot someone with a gun, causing injury.

   أَصابَ بِالرَّصاص

   • The robber gunned down the security guard but he survived.
   • The soldiers gunned down several insurgents during the raid.
   • He was gunned down but managed to crawl to safety.

   المرادفاتhitpick offplugshootshoot downwound

الفعل الأساسيgun