Down (Verb)
Meaning 1
Bring down or defeat (an opponent).
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
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.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
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.
Synonyms
Related Words
Meaning 4
Shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Synonyms
Meaning 5
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.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 6
Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..