"downed" in the verb sense

1. toss off, pop, bolt down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down, kill

drink down entirely

"He downed three martinis before dinner"

"She killed a bottle of brandy that night"

"They popped a few beer after work"

2. devour, demolish, down, consume, go through

eat up completely, as with great appetite

"Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

"The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them"

3. down

bring down or defeat (an opponent)

4. down, shoot down, land

shoot at and force to come down

"the enemy landed several of our aircraft"

5. down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down

cause to come or go down

"The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"

"The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"

6. polish, refine, fine-tune, down

improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

"refine one's style of writing"

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