(transitive, idiomatic) To confront; to abash by stern looks.

present participle of put down

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of put down

(transitive) to reduce the intensity of (a fire) / (transitive) to reduce the intensity of (an emotion or problem)

simple past tense and past participle of strike down

(idiomatic) To belittle or intimidate

(transitive) to cause (other people or another person) to suffer the same fate.

(transitive, idiomatic) To lose courage or cause to lose courage. / (transitive) To reduce in manpower.

Alternative form of downtown

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bucket down