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Downing

verb
/ˈdaʊnɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 1.4

Definitions

1.verbTo knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down, to fell.
"A single rifle shot downed the mighty beast."
2.verbTo lower; to put (something) down.
"The bell rang for lunch, and the workers downed their tools."
3.verbTo defeat; to overpower.
4.verbTo disparage, to put down.
5.verbTo go or come down; to descend.
6.verbTo drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
"He downed an ale and ordered another."
7.verbTo render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.
"He downed it at the seven-yard line."
8.verb(pocket billiards) To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
"He downed two balls on the break."
9.verbTo cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
10.nounAn occasion on which something is downed.
11.nounA defeat.

Synonyms

downwardsdownwarddownboundfallingfallenpull downdownwardlydecliningdescendingkillsetcut down

Rhymes With

crowningaccountingcountingdiscountingbrowningdrowningfrowningclowning
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