down

down

verb

Definition of DOWN

1

to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall <downed his opponent with one stunning blow>

Synonyms bowl (down or over), down, drop, floor, knock down, knock over, level, mow (down), prostrate

Related Words kayo, knock out, KO; overthrow, throw down, topple; bang, bash, belt, bludgeon, clobber, hammer, hit, jab, paste, poke, pound, punch, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smite, sock, swat, swipe, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale

2

to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat <downing slices of pizza and guzzling bottles of soda>

Synonyms down, get down, ingest

Related Words drink, guzzle, imbibe, knock back, sip; bolt, devour, gobble (up or down), gulp, ingurgitate; consume, eat, mouth (down), put away, sup; gorge, scarf, scoff, wolf; chew, gnaw (at or on), lap, lick, munch, nibble (on), peck (at), ruminate; dispatch, finish, polish off

3

to reject by or as if by a vote <all attempts to ban indoor smoking had been downed by the town council>

Synonyms blackball, down, kill, nix, shoot down, veto

Related Words decline, disallow, disapprove, dismiss, refuse; blacklist

Near Antonyms admit, allow, approve, assent (to), pass, sanction; elect, support

Antonyms confirm, ratify