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Verb bring down has 6 senses
- lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down - move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
--1 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring down - cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
--2 is one way to depose, force out
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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- inflict, bring down, visit, impose - impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"
--3 is one way to communicate, intercommunicate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something on somebody
- land, put down, bring down - cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
--4 is one way to arrive, get, come
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- bring down - cause to be enthusiastic; "Her playing brought down the house"
--5 is one way to enthuse
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
--6 is one way to decrease, lessen, minify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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