neerschieten

• nederschieten (archaic)

From older nederschieten with syncope of intervocalic -d-, from Middle Dutch nederschieten. Equivalent to neer +‎ schieten.

• IPA^(key): /ˈneːrˌsxi.tə(n)/, [ˈnɪːrˌsxi.tə(n)]

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• Hyphenation: neer‧schie‧ten

neerschieten

1. (transitive) to shoot down (to down with a projectile)

   De jager kon het wilde dier neerschieten met zijn geweer.

   The hunter was able to shoot down the wild animal with his rifle.

   Tijdens de oorlog werden vijandige vliegtuigen door de luchtafweer neergeschoten

   During the war, enemy planes were shot down by the anti-aircraft fire.

2. (transitive, figurative) to shoot down (to criticise harshly)

   De criticus schoot de nieuwe film met harde woorden neer.

   The critic shot down the new movie with harsh words.

   Hij werd constant neergeschoten door zijn collega's tijdens de vergadering.

   He was constantly shot down by his colleagues during the meeting.