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argue down

argue down verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see argue, down.

Verb

argue down (third-person singular simple present argues down, present participle arguing down, simple past and past participle argued down)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see argue, down.
  2. (transitive) To haggle with (a person) to reach a lower price.
    • I argued him down to twenty dollars.
  3. To campaign against a proposition or vote.
  4. To win an argument, verbal conflict or debate.
    • His wife argued him down from his trip to Vegas.

Forms of argue down

third-person singular presentargues down
present participlearguing down
past participleargued down
pastargued down

Questions about argue down

What does argue down mean?
Argue down means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see argue, down.
What part of speech is argue down?
Argue down is a verb.
What is the past tense of argue down?
The past tense of argue down is argued down.

Words near argue down in the dictionary

  1. arguability
  2. arguable
  3. arguably
  4. arguayoside
  5. argue
  6. argue down
  7. argue like a married couple
  8. argue like an old married couple
  9. argue out
  10. argue round and round
  11. argue the toss

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