Word Finder - downed

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To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down, to fell.

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A single rifle shot downed the mighty beast.

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To lower; to put (something) down.

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The bell rang for lunch, and the workers downed their tools.

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To defeat; to overpower.

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To disparage, to put down.

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To go or come down; to descend.

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To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.

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He downed an ale and ordered another.

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To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.

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He downed it at the seven-yard line.

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(pocket billiards) To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.

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He downed two balls on the break.

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To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.

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That has been brought down.

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The pilot escaped from the downed plane.

She downed her painkillers with a swig of alcohol.

Martha downed the rest of her glass, rose and stumbled up the stairs.

She checked the status of the systems from her micro and downed dehydrated meal bars and anti-sleepers.

She took the glasses from him and downed them one at a time, then handed them back.

The sword implanted next to the downed man's ear, and her small gasp drew the attention of the observers.

The two men downed a second cup of coffee as Dean brought Fred up to date, relating his phone conversation with Cece Baldwin.

I'd downed my bourbon and ginger and was about to return when my cell phone, on the kitchen counter, began to ring.

A warm, late spring breeze held just a dash of chill, which was kept at bay by the internal warmth of the three margaritas she'd downed less than an hour before.

Jackson downed his drink, picked up his glass of blood, went to the bar and grabbed three bottles of scotch.

They also support downed aircrews in the troop area of operations.

It also conducted the only successful rescue of a downed aviator using NVG.

The Battle of Agincourt is the classic example of the infantry massacring the downed armored cavalry.

Back from the pub, on good evenings we sang raunchy songs and downed more ale around huge campfires.

One of the helicopters was downed and you play a squad leader that has to command some of the same missions that the real-life counterparts had to command.

Gathering dead and downed firewood is allowed.

Her stars and spangles costume was made from the flag emblem seen on then Steve Trevor's downed aircraft and uniform.

She was silently thanking the heavens for rescuing her, until one of the men in black entered the garage and began shooting the downed men a second time around.

She downed a mouthful, grimacing at the burn that went down her throat and all the way to her gut.

Brady turned to his team of five, which were gathered around the downed man.

She'd slept only when they were safe inside the emerops facilities and downed anti-sleepers between.

It crossed her mind that she couldn't get dehydrated in this rain, but she obediently downed some of the water.