bring+down
1bring down — index cause, demean (make lower), demote, depress, derogate, disgrace, dispatch (put to death), overthrow …
2bring down on — bring (something) down (on (someone)) to cause something to have influence or power over someone. Why would you bring down that kind of attention if you were trying not to be noticed? We don t bring violence down on people. People bring it down… …
3bring down — (someone/something) to remove a person or a government from power. The demonstrations reminded me of the troubles that brought down the president. The students were not just asking for reforms, they wanted to bring down the government …
4bring down — [v] reduce or hurt abase, cut down, damage, drop, fell, floor, injure, knock down, KO*, lay low, level, lower, mow down, murder*, overthrow, overturn, prostrate, pull down, shoot down, slay*, throw down, tumble, undermine, upset, wound; concepts… …
5bring down — verb 1. move something or somebody to a lower position (Freq. 3) take down the vase from the shelf • Syn: ↑lower, ↑take down, ↑let down, ↑get down • Ant: ↑raise ( …
6bring down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bring down : present tense I/you/we/they bring down he/she/it brings down present participle bringing down past tense brought down past participle brought down 1) to cause a government or politician to lose… …
7bring down — v. 1) (mil.) (D; tr.) ( to call for ) to bring down on (the artillery spotter brought down fire on the enemy tanks) 2) (D; tr.) ( to reduce ) to bring down to (they finally brought the price down to a reasonable figure) * * * [ brɪŋ daʊn] (mil.)… …
8bring-down — 1. n. something that depresses someone. □ The news was a terrible bring down. □ Just to see your face was a bring down. 2. n. something that brings someone back to reality. □ The bill for the week’s stay was a real bring down …
9bring down — 1) he was brought down by his own teammate Syn: trip, knock over, knock down; foul 2) I couldn t bear to bring her down Syn: depress, sadden, upset, get down, dispirit, dishearten, discourage 3) …
10bring down — 1) PHRASAL VERB When people or events bring down a government or ruler, they cause the government or ruler to lose power. [V P n (not pron)] They were threatening to bring down the government by withdrawing from the ruling coalition... [V n P]… …
