"make down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: makes down [present, singular, third-person], making down [participle, present], made down [participle, past], made down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> down}} make down (third-person singular simple present makes down, present participle making down, simple past and past participle made down)
  1. (Pennsylvania Dutch English) To rain or snow; to precipitate. Tags: Dutch, English, Pennsylvania Categories (topical): Weather
    Sense id: en-make_down-en-verb-sRJsif0m Disambiguation of Weather: 95 5 Categories (other): Pennsylvania Dutch English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English phrasal verbs with particle (down), English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 69 31 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (down): 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 67 33
  2. To make ready or prepare (a bed).
    Sense id: en-make_down-en-verb-UAEllFMz

Inflected forms

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