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down1 [daʊn] N no pl

II . break down VB trans

1. break down door:

2. break down resistance:

3. break down data:

bring down VB trans

I . climb down VB intr

II . climb down VB trans

I . close down VB intr

II . cool down VB trans

I . cut down VB trans

1. cut down tree:

2. cut down (reduce):

down payment N

fall down VB intr

2. fall down (be unsatisfactory):

I . go down VB trans insep

II . go down VB intr

1. go down (set):

2. go down ship:

3. go down (plane):

4. go down (decrease):

5. go down (be received):

gobble down VB trans inf, gobble up VB trans inf

grind down VB trans

1. grind down (mill):

2. grind down (wear down):

3. grind down (oppress):

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Agitators used sabotage, threats and violence causing disastrous slow-downs and shut-downs that were detrimental to the war effort.
en.wikipedia.org
When my husband was a baby, he wore hand-me-downs and slept in a dresser drawer.
www.theglobeandmail.com
But the transition from small-town girl in hand-me-downs to literary superstar was not easy.
www.mirror.co.uk
Frisky downs his dinner in a flash of a second and runs off.
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I got all the hand-me-downs.
en.wikipedia.org
Pack your favorite bra tops and loose skirts, your trusty button-downs, and that swimsuit you've always wanted to wear for a cool dip in the water.
preen.inquirer.net
Throughout its early years, the band worked through the ups and downs of earning their education while building up the band.
en.wikipedia.org
All we got are hand-me-downs, no new equipment.
www.independent.co.uk
Although only a mind reader could know why she'd tied down the kayak this way, it appeared that the angled mounting made the tie-downs easier to reach.
www.theglobeandmail.com
The show highlights the couple's ups and downs together as a blended family.
en.wikipedia.org

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