bring down

/brɪŋ daʊn/

/brɪŋ daʊn/

Other forms: brought down; bringing down; brings down

Definitions of bring down

1. verb

   move something or somebody to a lower position
   synonyms: get down, let down, lower, take down

   types:

   reef

   lower and bring partially inboard

   depress

   lower (prices or markets)

   dip

   lower briefly

   incline

   lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow

   type of:

   displace, move

   cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
2. verb

   cause to come to the ground
   synonyms: land, put down

   type of:

   arrive, come, get

   reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
3. verb

   cause the downfall of; of rulers
   synonyms: overthrow, overturn, subvert, topple

   types:

   revolutionize

   overthrow by a revolution, of governments

   type of:

   depose, force out

   force to leave (an office)
4. verb

   cut down on; make a reduction in
   synonyms: cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down

   cut

   have a reducing effect

   types:

   shorten

   make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration

   spill

   reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)

   quench

   reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance

   retrench

   make a reduction, as in one's workforce

   slash

   cut drastically

   thin out

   make sparse

   thin

   make thin or thinner

   detract, take away

   take away a part from; diminish

   deflate

   reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices

   inflate

   increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value

   downsize

   reduce in size or number

   subduct, subtract

   take off or away

   knock off, shave

   cut the price of

   foreshorten

   shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth

   clip, curtail, cut short

   terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

   syncopate

   omit a sound or letter in a word

   cut short, truncate

   make shorter as if by cutting off

   draw

   reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die

   clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim

   cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

   mark down

   reduce the price of

   type of:

   decrease, lessen, minify

   make smaller
5. verb

   impose something unpleasant
   synonyms: impose, inflict, visit

   types:

   dictate, order, prescribe

   issue commands or orders for

   intrude, obtrude

   thrust oneself in as if by force

   clamp

   impose or inflict forcefully

   give

   inflict as a punishment

   foist

   force onto another

   mandate

   make mandatory

   type of:

   communicate, intercommunicate

   transmit thoughts or feelings
6. verb

   cause to be enthusiastic
   “Her playing brought down the house”

   type of:

   enthuse

   cause to feel enthusiasm