ಅರ್ಥ : Thwart the passage of.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
Kill a motion.
He shot down the student's proposal.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : defeat, kill, shoot down, vote out
ಅರ್ಥ : Vote against.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
The faculty turned thumbs down on the candidate for the Dean position.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : turn thumbs down