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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. thwart the passage of;
- Example: "kill a motion"
- Example: "he shot down the student's proposal"
[syn: kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out]

2. vote against;
- Example: "The faculty turned thumbs down on the candidate for the Dean position"
[syn: turn thumbs down, vote down]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

vote down
    v 1: thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the
         student's proposal" [syn: kill, shoot down, defeat,
         vote down, vote out]
    2: vote against; "The faculty turned thumbs down on the
       candidate for the Dean position" [syn: turn thumbs down,
       vote down]