- 1down something to finish a drink or eat something quickly We downed our coffees and left.
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- 2down somebody/something to force someone or something down to the ground to down a plane Storms downed trees and power lines.
down
verbNAmE//daʊn//
(informal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they down he / she / it downs
past simple downed
-ing form downing
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