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adj. - Made to fall (as by striking or cutting or shooting or by illness or exhaustion).

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Usage examples (32)
  • At Moscow, Safin downed Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, 6-2 to win it for Russia.
  • The bright spot was that two of the punts were downed, which is what the punt team is trying to accomplish.
  • Woody cover such as downed timber or shoreline stumps will also hold fish.
  • Of course he neglected to mention that it was only "downed" by a snowstorm.
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