Word Finder - downing

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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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An occasion on which something is downed.

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A defeat.

Not in his public life, not until those revolting people in Downing Street got their claws into him.

According to Mediawatch-UK 's news snippets, smut campaigners Mediamarch handed at 121,000 signature petition to 10 Downing street yesterday.

The best bit is watching Ali trying in vain to persuade a policeman to let him enter Downing Street !

If looking at pictures of Uma Thurman downing a salad or Joey Fatone with his head in a box of popcorn interests you, I'm happy to report there are blogs and websites available for your amusement.

There are bears for every personality type and there are many different sizes available, from the small 8" Snuffles to the 26" Downing.

So even if you may not be downing dangerous diet aids, you may be simply wasting your money.

You have a movie on Lifetime playing and you're downing a second cup of hot chocolate.

Lord Salisbury and Waddington at the instance of Bismarck, that, when convenient, France should occupy Tunisia, an agreement afterwn.rds confirmed (with a reserve as to the eventual attitude of Italy) in despatches exchanged in July and August 1878 between the Quai dOrsay and Downing Street.

So far the British government had resisted the considerable pressure brought to bear in Downing Street in favour of annexation.

Grey quarrelled with his masters in Downing Street, and his career in the imperial service came to an end in 1868.

The dispute was by consent referred to the secretary for the colonies, and the decision from Downing Street was in Ballance's favour.

Downing Street, separating these from the Treasury, contains the official residences of the First Lord of the Treasury and the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Lord Palmerston now returned to Downing Street, and while he lived Disraeli and his colleagues had to satisfy themselves with what was meant for useful criticism, though with small hope that it was so for their own service.

He tried in vain to persuade a policeman to let him enter Downing Street!

There followed a series of " spun " reports from Downing Street, often wildly inaccurate on military matters.

Downing College [2] is mostly built of the Jurassic oolite from Ketton.

To find the museum, look for the spectacular whale skeleton, hung above the entrance and visible through the archway from Downing Street.

Perhaps the Chancellor is becoming a little slapdash in his impatience to move next door in Downing street.

Like the zealot in Downing Street, its " sincere belief " in its own veracity is quite enough.

There will follow a silent vigil outside Downing Street, timed to coincide with the Queens speech.

This doesn't mean downing the entire bottle in one evening, but you should finish an open bottle within a week.

I wore a bodysuit and went to Downing Street on a fantastic white horse with two knights in shining armor.

The Kent police Band performed at a police bravery awards ceremony held at 10 Downing Street recently.

Mr Jones, 37, was arrested for smoking a hand-rolled cigarette containing cannabis outside No 10 Downing Street last month.