BEAT DOWN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Dislodge from a position

Example:

She beat the dealer down to a much better price

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "beat down" is one way to...):

dislodge; reposition; shift (change place or direction)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Meaning:

Shine hard

Example:

The sun beat down on the hikers

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "beat down" is one way to...):

beam; shine (emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Meaning:

Persuade the seller to accept a lower price

Example:

She beat the merchant down $100

Synonyms:

bargain down; beat down

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "beat down" is one way to...):

chaffer; haggle; higgle; huckster (wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam cannot beat down Sue