nnoun.personUnited States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)Synset:Andrew Jackson Downing Downing
Instance Hypernyms:landscape architect landscape gardener landscaper landscapist
Inherited Hypernyms:downinglandscape architectarchitectcreatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:downinglandscape architectarchitectcreatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.consumptiondrink down entirelySynset:belt down bolt down down drink down kill pop pour down toss off
Examples:- He downed three martinis before dinner
- She killed a bottle of brandy that night
- They popped a few beer after work
Hypernyms:drink imbibe
Inherited Hypernyms:toss offdrinkconsume
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.consumptioneat up completely, as with great appetiteSynset:consume demolish devour down go through
Examples:- Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
- The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them
Derivationally Related Form:devourer
Hypernyms:eat up finish polish off
Inherited Hypernyms:devoureat upeatconsume
Inherited Hypernyms:devoureat upeateatconsume
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | They --- more bread (apply to: go through, devour, consume, down)
vverb.competitionbring down or defeat (an opponent)Topic:athleticssport
Hypernyms:defeat get the better of overcome
Inherited Hypernyms:downget the better of
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | The fighter managed to --- his opponent (apply to: down)
vverb.motionshoot at and force to come downSynset:down land shoot down
Examples:- the enemy landed several of our aircraft
Derivationally Related Form:land
Inherited Hypernyms:down
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactcause to come or go downSynset:cut down down knock down pull down push down
Examples:- The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect
- The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet
Derivationally Related Form:downer
Hypernyms:strike
Inherited Hypernyms:downstriketouch
Direct Hyponyms:submarine
Full Troponyms:submarine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | The fighter managed to --- his opponent (apply to: knock down, cut down, down)
vverb.changeimprove or perfect by pruning or polishingSynset:down fine-tune polish refine
Examples:- refine one's style of writing
Derivationally Related Form:refinerrefinementpolish
Hypernyms:ameliorate amend better improve meliorate
Inherited Hypernyms:polishbetterchange
Direct Hyponyms:civilisecivilizecultivateeducateover-refineoverrefineschooltrain
Full Troponyms:educateoverrefinesophisticate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody