Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Downing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Down \Down\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Downed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Downing}.]
To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to
overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down.
[Archaic or Colloq.] ``To down proud hearts.'' --Sir P.
Sidney.
I remember how you downed Beauclerk and Hamilton, the
wits, once at our house. --Madame
D'Arblay.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Downing
n : United States landscape architect who designed the grounds
of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)
[syn: {Downing}, {Andrew Jackson Downing}]
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