English verb: push down | |||
1. | push down (contact) cause to come or go down | ||
Samples | The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect. The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet. | ||
Synonyms | cut down, down, knock down, pull down | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | strike | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | submarine | ||