gun down
verb
gunned down; gunning down; guns down
: to shoot (someone) with a gun
He was gunned down in the street.
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Cops have arrested the 16-year-old boy accused of gunning down his stepfather in a clash over smoking weed around the teen’s pregnant mother in their NYCHA apartment, police said Tuesday.
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
In a bid to save her life, Brown reportedly waited until Gaff put his gun down to try to escape.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Elmer said his father, a former police officer who had a car rental business in Honduras’ capital city, was gunned down after refusing to pay off a local gang.
—Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50, 17 Apr. 2026
At some point, O'Brien said that Gaff put the gun down to tie up her wrists.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
In a bid to save her life, Brown reportedly waited until Gaff put his gun down to try to escape.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Elmer said his father, a former police officer who had a car rental business in Honduras’ capital city, was gunned down after refusing to pay off a local gang.
—Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50, 17 Apr. 2026
At some point, O'Brien said that Gaff put the gun down to tie up her wrists.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Gun down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gun%20down. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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