strike down meaning and definition

STRIKE DOWN verb

Definition of strike down (verb)

1. declare null and void; make ineffective
   • "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"
   • synonyms: cancel
2. cause to die, especially suddenly
   • "The disease struck down many young men in the village"
3. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
   • "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"
   • synonyms: cut down, drop, fell