bringing down

Verb

bring down (third-person singular simple present brings down, present participle bringing down, simple past and past participle brought down)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, down.
   • Dad has brought down a stack of old vinyl records from the attic.
2. (transitive) To make (a ruler or government) lose their position of power.
   • The rebel forces are trying to bring down the president and his government.

   Synonyms:

   depose, dethrone

3. (transitive) To reduce.
   • The latest budget reforms are intended to bring down the level of inflation.

   Synonyms:

   lessen, abase, abate, belittle, besmall, embase, cut, decrease, decrement, diminish

4. (transitive) To humble.

   Synonyms:

   cut down to size, depress, put someone in their place

5. (transitive) To make (something, especially something flying) fall to the ground, usually by firing a weapon of some kind.
   • He brought down a pheasant with his first shot of the day.

   Synonyms:

   shoot down

6. (transitive) To cause (an opponent) to fall after a tackle.
   • Kalinic later saw red for a rash tackle on Paul Scharner before Gabriel Tamas was dismissed for bringing down Diouf.2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC

   Synonyms:

   harsh one's mellow

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