Phrasal verbs · by particle

down

127Verbs

Argue downBeat someone in a debate, discussion or argument

Back downRetract or withdraw your position or proposal in an argument

Bargain downPersuade someone to drop the price of something they're selling

Be downBe depressed

Beat downStrong sunshine

Bed downSleep somewhere less comfortable than normal

Bend downLower the top half of your body

Blow downWhen the wind forces something to fall

Bog downSlow make progress

Boil downSimplify, reduce to the essentials

Break downEnd negotiations unsuccessfully

Bring downMake a government fall

Bucket downRain heavily

Buckle downStart working hard, apply yourself

Burn downBurn completely

Calm downStop being angry or emotionally excited

Chase downTry hard to find or get something

Chop downFell or cut down a tree

Climb downAccept that you are wrong and change your position

Close downClose a shop, branch or business permanently

Cool downGet cooler

Count downWait impatiently or excitedly for something to happen

Crumb downClear a table in a restaurant

Cut downReduce the amount of something

Damp downCalm or reduce feelings, emotions

Dash downWrite something quickly

Die downDecrease or become quieter

Dig downSpend your own money

Doss downSleep somewhere temporarily because you don't go home

Double downIncrease commitment to something, especially when this is risky

Draw downReduce levels

Dress downDress casually

Drill downSearch through layers of information on a computer

Dumb downReduce the intellectual level of something in search of popularity

Dust downPrepare something for use that hasn't been used for a while

Fall downFall on the ground

Fasten downTie something so that it doesn't move

Flag downSignal at a vehicle to get it to stop

Get downMake someone depressed, unhappy, exhausted, etc.

Glow downBecome less attractive

Go downDecrease, get smaller

Grind downReduce or destroy someone's enthusiasm

Hand downPass on to the next generation

Hold downKeep a job

Hose downUse a hose to wet, clean or wash something

Hunker downSettle in a place as comfortably as possible to stay there

Hunt downSearch for someone to punish or kill them

Jot downMake a quick note

Keep downNot vomit

Key downRelax, unwind

Kick downBreak something with your feet

Kip downSleep away from your home, often without planning to

Knock downDemolish

Knuckle downMake a great effort

Lash downFall heavily (rain)

Lay downEstablish rules or procedures

Let downDisappoint, fail to keep an arrangement

Level downMake something worse, when you are meant to be making things more equal

Live downStop being embarrassed about something

Load downBurden

Lock downMake very secure

Man downBehave without courage or conviction

Mark downGive a student a lower grade for a particular reason

Melt downHeat something solid, especially metal, until it becomes liquid

Move downMove a student to a lower level

Nail downSucceed in getting, achieve

Narrow downRemove less important options to make it easier to choose

Note downWrite something short like a phone number for future reference

Pad downSleep somewhere for the night

Pare downReduce, decrease

Pass downTransmit information or give property to younger generations

Pat downSearch or frisk someone

Pay downPay a debt over time

Peg downFasten something to the ground

Pin downGet a fixed idea, opinion, etc, from someone

Pipe downBe quiet (often as an imperative)

Play downTry to make something seem less important

Plump downPut something in a place without taking care

Pop downTravel somewhere to visit

Pour downRain hard

Power downCut the electricity supply to a computer or electronic device

Pull downDemolish

Put downKill an animal because it's old, ill, etc.

Quieten downFall silent

Round downReduce a number to the nearest whole number or number ending in zero

Rub downDry or clean something with a cloth

Run downHit a pedestrian with a vehicle

Scale downMake something smaller than originally planned

Settle downStart living a fixed and routine life

Shake downSearch

Shout downMake so much noise to stop someone being heard

Shut downClose a business, shop, etc.

Simmer downBecome calmer, make less noise

Sit downTake a seat. Help someone to sit.

Slip downBe enjoyable to drink or eat

Slow downReduce speed

Smash downDemolish or break something down

Splash downLand in the sea (space capsules)

Sponge downClean something with a sponge

Stand downLeave a job or position so that someone else can take it

Stare downLook at someone until they cannot look at you

Step downLeave a job or position so that someone can take over

Stick downWrite something quickly or without thinking about it

Strike downKill

Strip downRemove parts to make something more efficient or basic

Swear downPromise that something is true

Take downMake notes or write down in full

Talk downTry to make something sound less important

Tear downDemolish

Tie downSecure something to prevent it moving

Tone downMake something sound more moderate

Toss downDrink quickly

Touch downLand (planes)

Track downFind after a long search

Trade downSell something and replace it with something cheaper

Trickle downPass benefits from economic expansion through the economy to the less fortunate

Turn downReduce volume, temperature, etc.

Wash downDrink in order to swallow something solid

Water downMake something weaker and less effective

Wave downMake a hand signal to stop a vehicle

Wear downMake something weaker

Winnow downReduce the size of a group of people or things to have the best

Write downRecord in writing. To make notes

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