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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-beat down.ogg [Australia] Forms: beat downs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} beat down (plural beat downs)
  1. Alternative spelling of beatdown Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: beatdown
    Sense id: en-beat_down-en-noun-bj70YCi5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 3 27 21 3 6 3 26 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (down): 23 8 20 17 4 7 4 18

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-beat down.ogg [Australia] Forms: beats down [present, singular, third-person], beating down [participle, present], beat down [past], beaten down [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten> down}} beat down (third-person singular simple present beats down, present participle beating down, simple past beat down, past participle beaten down)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, down.
    Sense id: en-beat_down-en-verb-lLHS2z9c
  2. (transitive) To forcefully diminish the power or influence of; to quell; to squash. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-beat_down-en-verb-Nl-Ek9N2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 3 27 21 3 6 3 26 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (down): 23 8 20 17 4 7 4 18
  3. (intransitive) (of the sun) To shine brightly and radiate with intense heat. Tags: intransitive Translations (shine brightly and radiate with intense heat): abbattersi (Italian), battere a picco (Italian), picchiare forte [informal] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-beat_down-en-verb-PkMQHlTq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 3 27 21 3 6 3 26 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (down): 23 8 20 17 4 7 4 18 Disambiguation of 'shine brightly and radiate with intense heat': 2 8 80 0 3 1 6
  4. (intransitive) (of rain) To strike with great force. Tags: intransitive Translations (strike with great force): scrosciare (Italian), cadere a dirotto (Italian), battere con forza (Italian)
    Sense id: en-beat_down-en-verb-VEF4Gbd8 Disambiguation of 'strike with great force': 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
  5. (transitive) To wear (someone) out by repeated actions that overwhelm one's patience or strength. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-beat_down-en-verb-Iomkroy1
  6. (transitive, informal) To haggle with (someone) to sell at a lower price. Tags: informal, transitive Translations (haggle to sell at a lower price): tirare sul prezzo (Italian), mercanteggiare (Italian), fare calare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-beat_down-en-verb-9aqpaQj2 Disambiguation of 'haggle to sell at a lower price': 2 5 1 0 2 90 0
  7. (transitive, slang) To severely beat someone up. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-beat_down-en-verb-1FulgMrR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 3 27 21 3 6 3 26 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (down): 23 8 20 17 4 7 4 18

Inflected forms

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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "beat down (plural beat downs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "beatdown"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of beatdown"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beatdown",
          "beatdown#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-au-beat down.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cb/En-au-beat_down.ogg/En-au-beat_down.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/En-au-beat_down.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beat down"
}

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