Gun down meaning
Gun down is a phrasal verb that means to informally shoot and kill or badly injure someone, often when they cannot defend themselves.
- Past simple
- gunned down
- Past participle
- gunned down
- -ing form
- gunning down
What gun down means
shoot defenceless personC1informalold-fashioned
To informally shoot and kill or badly injure someone, often when they cannot defend themselves
The unarmed guard was gunned down outside the bank.
Similar phrasal verbs
With down: turn down, let down, put down, slim down, go down, come down, break down, take down, keep down, set down.
Common questions
What does gun down mean?
To informally shoot and kill or badly injure someone, often when they cannot defend themselves.
What is the past tense of gun down?
Gunned down, which is also its past participle.
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