phrasal verb

Strike down

Rank #2093Letter SInseparable

2Sections

Kill

Meanings

  • Kill (separable [obligatory], International English)
  • Make someone ill (separable [obligatory], International English)
  • decision, etc (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • A hitman STRUCK him DOWN as he entered the building. (This verb is often used in the passive- He was struck down as he entered the building.
  • I was STRUCK DOWN with food poisoning. (This verb is mostly used in the passive.
  • The Appeal Court STRUCK DOWN the lower court's ruling.

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