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Beat down

(of the sun or rain) To strike with great force.

📖 Definitions of "Beat down"

verb
  1. 1

    (of the sun or rain) To strike with great force.

    "It was a ghastly morning, with the rain beating down in sheets."

  2. 2

    To haggle with someone to sell at a lower price.

    "I managed to beat him down to half his original asking price."

  3. 3

    To severely beat someone up.

noun
  1. 1

    A severe beating

  2. 2

    A prescribed situation, usually to advance an angle or establish character, where two or more wrestlers severely beat up another wrestler or performer.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Beat down"

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WordDefinition
bargain downverbpersuade the seller to accept a lower price
get downverb(intransitive) To relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment.
put downverb(idiomatic) To insult, belittle, or demean.
go downverbTo descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
bear downverb(intransitive) To intensify one's efforts.
press downverbTo press or push, especially for a long time.
wear downverbTo cause (someone) physical or mental fatigue.
drag downverb(transitive) To cause (other people or another person) to suffer the same fate, or to feel the same negative mood.
let downverb(transitive, idiomatic) To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody.
move downverb(transitive) To demote
cast downverb(transitive) To make (a person) discouraged or dejected.
chop downverb(idiomatic, transitive) To curtail, shorten
underbeatnounA beat that runs beneath a piece of music.
do downverb(idiomatic) To belittle or intimidate.
downverb(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
brush downverb(idiomatic) To straighten up one's clothes and to tidy up one's appearance.
clean outverb(transitive) To clean, especially to tidy by removing the contents.
fall to the groundverbTo come to nothing; to fail.
beat into fitsverb(transitive, slang) To surpass or defeat utterly.
cut down to sizeverb(informal, idiomatic) To humble or humiliate, especially someone or something that is perceived as overly domineering or too proud.

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