power-down
power-down noun: a collectable item that gives the player a disadvantage and should be avoided.
Noun
power-down (plural power-downs)
- A collectable item that gives the player a disadvantage and should be avoided.
- […] power ups you can use on yourself or power downs to try to trip up your opponent.2003, Boys' Life, volume 93, number 4, page 10
- Power ups can make you a beast of some kind (like a wolf or bear.) […] But there are power downs too. Like making you an imp-pig or reducing your abilities.2021, Adam Jeremy Capps, The New Video Game Idea Book
- Antonyms:
- power-up
Antonyms of power-down
Forms of power-down
| plural | power-downs |
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Origin of power-down
Coined as an opposite to power-up.
Questions about power-down
- What does power-down mean?
- Power-down means a collectable item that gives the player a disadvantage and should be avoided.
- What part of speech is power-down?
- Power-down is a noun.
- What is the plural of power-down?
- The plural of power-down is power-downs.
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