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bring down

/ bring down /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
"Her playing brought down the house"
Type of:
enthuse
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 2
"The principal visited his rage on the students"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
verb Sense 3
cause to come to the ground
"the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
Type of:
arrive get come
Causes:
land set down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
cause the downfall of; of rulers
"The Czar was overthrown"
"subvert the ruling class"
Type of:
depose force out
Kinds of:
revolutionize
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
"take down the vase from the shelf"
Type of:
move displace
Kinds of:
reef depress dip incline
Causes:
descend fall go down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
cut down on; make a reduction in
"reduce your daily fat intake"
"The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
Verb group:
cut
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
53%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
63
Times Searched
23
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