Analysis Complete

beat down

/ beat down /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
dislodge from a position
"She beat the dealer down to a much better price"
Type of:
shift dislodge reposition
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
shine hard
"The sun beat down on the hikers"
Type of:
shine beam
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
persuade the seller to accept a lower price
"She beat the merchant down $100"
Type of:
haggle higgle chaffer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
37%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
8
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

shift dislodge reposition shine beam haggle higgle chaffer