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Down (Verb)

Meaning 1

Drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Examples

  • He downed two shots of tequila before hitting the dance floor.
  • The college students competed to see who could down an entire pitcher of beer the fastest.
  • After a long day of work, she came home and downed a whole bottle of wine by herself.
  • He downed several energy drinks throughout the day, trying to stay awake for his late-night shift.
  • At the party, he downed a few margaritas, forgetting that he had an early work meeting the next day.

Synonyms

  • Pour Down
  • Drink Down
  • Kill
  • Pop
  • Bolt Down
  • Toss Off
  • Belt Down

Hypernyms

  • Drink
  • Imbibe

Meaning 2

Cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

  • The defensive back downed the running back on the 20-yard line.
  • The sniper downed an enemy aircraft with a precise shot.
  • She downed the suspect after witnessing the robbery in progress.
  • The captain downed the rival team's top player during the heated hockey match.
  • A passing car downed a pedestrian who was crossing against the red light.

Synonyms

  • Push Down
  • Knock Down
  • Cut Down
  • Pull Down

Related Words

  • Downer (noun)

Meaning 3

Shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

  • The enemy combatants were able to down several of our fighter jets during the intense battle.
  • A stray missile brought down a passenger plane flying over the war zone.
  • The armed drones successfully managed to down several hostile aircraft that had breached the no-fly zone.
  • Our aircraft were downed one by one as we entered the heavily defended airspace.
  • Anti-aircraft fire downed multiple ally planes during the failed invasion attempt.

Synonyms

  • Shoot Down
  • Land

Meaning 4

Bring down or defeat (an opponent).

Classification

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

Examples

  • The wrestler used a clever move to bring down his opponent in the final round of the tournament.
  • The soccer team managed to bring down the undefeated champions with a surprising comeback in the last 10 minutes.
  • Their strategy to bring down the enemy's defenses by exploiting its weak point ultimately paid off.
  • It was a long and difficult battle, but the rebels were finally able to bring down the corrupt government.
  • The boxer trained months to perfect the combination of punches that would bring down her formidable opponent in the title match.

Hypernyms

  • Overcome
  • Defeat

Meaning 5

Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

  • She spent hours reviewing and editing her work to fine down her writing skills.
  • The editor helped him to refine down his narrative and bring out the key points of his story.
  • Years of practice and dedication allowed her to scale down the complexities in her music and simplify it.
  • The writer spent the entire evening fine-tuning down her opening line to make it more captivating.
  • She carefully pruned down her language in an attempt to convey the same message in simpler terms.

Synonyms

  • Refine
  • Fine-tune
  • Polish

Hypernyms

  • Meliorate
  • Amend
  • Better
  • Improve

Hyponyms

  • Civilize
  • Over-refine
  • Train
  • Educate
  • Overrefine
  • School
  • Civilise

Meaning 6

Eat up completely, as with great appetite; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"; "The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Examples

  • He could down an entire pizza by himself in less than 30 minutes.
  • The hungry athlete was able to down a huge plate of pasta and meatballs.
  • They managed to down three large burgers and a few sides during the all-you-can-eat special.
  • In the eating contest, the reigning champion could down a dozen hot dogs in under 10 minutes.
  • The competitive eater was able to down nine large slices of cake in one sitting.

Synonyms

  • Devour
  • Go Through
  • Demolish
  • Consume

Hypernyms

  • Eat Up
  • Finish
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