did down

verb

past tense of do down, British
as in defeated
to achieve a victory over you'll do her down at cards, but she'll probably win at croquet

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Recent Examples of did down Raiders coach Shane Krause, no stranger to the postseason, liked the first half from his squad, then tipped his cap to what Glenn did down the stretch. — Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for did down
  1. defeated
  2. overcame
  3. mastered
  4. took
  5. beat
  6. got
  7. conquered
  8. got around
Verb
  • In the day's other National Women's Soccer League matches, Racing Louisville defeated Angel City 2-1; and the Seattle Reign shut out the San Diego Wave 2-0.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 July 2026
  • The Young Bucks defeated Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay in a tag team match, with the Death Riders' internal conflict and crucial mistakes costing them the win.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of defeated
Verb
  • Christian Walker hit a three-run double, Cam Smith added a two-run homer in Houston’s eight-run sixth inning and the Astros overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 on Friday night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • Keegan netted twice in the first leg of the final as Liverpool overcame Borussia Monchengladbach 3-2 on aggregate.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of overcame
Verb
  • Ahead, look back at 16 times Zendaya mastered method dressing over the years.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 23 July 2026
  • The prodigy who has mastered one thing and only one thing, the safest play almost everywhere else, is the wrong fit here.
    — Jamie Beaton, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of mastered
Verb
  • The move is a shift for a district that brought all leasing in-house in November 2020, shortly after Ed and Sasha Bass took sole ownership.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
  • While the offense took a bit to come around, Mack was always doing his thing behind the plate.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Definition of took
Verb
  • Add flour mixture to butter mixture; beat on low speed until just combined.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 26 July 2026
  • Some may point to the fact that the man who beat Pogacar in 2022 and 2023, Danish racer Jonas Vingegaard, broke his collarbone in a crash in stage 15, which helped clear the way for the Slovenian to be first in Paris this year.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 26 July 2026
Definition of beat
Verb
  • Iran got 70 million barrels of oil out of the strait in the weeks following its memorandum of understanding with the United States.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Daniel isn’t this devil’s only minion; Armand’s got an Illumination movie’s worth of cronies doing his bidding.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026
Definition of got
Verb
  • Radio remains the only component Langley has not yet conquered.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • In southern Ecuador, the Cañari were conquered by Quechuan speakers, and their own language went extinct.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of conquered
Verb
  • Capital One got around federal limits on swipe fees by buying Discover’s card network; other banks complained, then went out looking for their own loophole.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
  • The Holy Trinity of New Jersey rock even got around a single mic at one point, and Flav couldn’t resist joining along.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2026
Definition of got around

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