Downing

//ˈdaʊnɪŋ// name, noun, verb, slang

name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An occasion on which something is downed.

    "In several recent helicopter downings, the attackers used a variety of weapons[…]."

  2. 2
    A defeat.

    "This was not just a downing of fierce rivals for the home side, it was three precious points to go towards their quest to stay in the top flight."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of down form-of, gerund, participle, present
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A city in Schuyler County, Missouri.
  3. 3
    A village in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
  4. 4
    Ellipsis of Downing College, Cambridge. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal

Synonyms

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andrew jackson downing

Example

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"She sat at the bar downing shot after shot of whisky."

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Downing StreetDowning effect

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