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Definisjon av bring down

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Verb
bring down - cause to be enthusiastic; "Her playing brought down the house"
enthuse utter with enthusiasm
bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut
minify, decrease, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
shorten become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
spill reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
quench cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel"
cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
retrench make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"
slash cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"
thin out make sparse; "thin out the young plants"
thin make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution"
detract, take away take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
deflate become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"
inflate fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
downsize reduce in size or number; "the company downsized its research staff"
subtract take off or away; "this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French"
knock off, shave remove body hair with a razor
bring down - impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"
inflict, visit, impose
intercommunicate, communicate be interconnected, afford passage; "These rooms intercommunicate"
prescribe, dictate, order say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"
obtrude, intrude thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer"
clamp impose or inflict forcefully; "The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital"
give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
foist insert surreptitiously or without warrant
bring down - move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
lower, take down, let down, get down
elevate, bring up, get up, lift, raise cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"
displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
descend, come down, go down, fall move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
reef reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef
depress lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"
dip stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
incline feel favorably disposed or willing; "She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs"
bring down - cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
overthrow, subvert, overturn
depose, force out force to leave (an office)
revolutionize change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"
bring down - cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
land, put down
set down, land cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here"
arrive, come, get reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
air travel, aviation, air travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"
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Verb
bring down - To make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power.
bring down - To reduce.
bring down - To make something, especially something flying, fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.
bring down - To cause an opponent to fall after a tackle.
bring down - To make someone feel bad emotionally.

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  • bring down
    To cut down on; to make a reduction in (especially costs, jobs, e.g. with financial and administrative acts).

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