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 | ||