BEAT DOWN

Pronunciation (US):

• BEAT DOWN (verb)
  The verb BEAT DOWN has 3 senses:

1. persuade the seller to accept a lower price
2. shine hard
3. dislodge from a position

  Familiarity information: BEAT DOWN used as a verb is uncommon.

• BEAT DOWN (verb)

Meaning:

Persuade the seller to accept a lower price

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

bargain down; beat down

Context example:

She beat the merchant down $100

Hypernyms (to "beat down" is one way to...):

chaffer; haggle; higgle; huckster (wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam cannot beat down Sue

Meaning:

Shine hard

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Context example:

The sun beat down on the hikers

Hypernyms (to "beat down" is one way to...):

beam; shine (emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Meaning:

Dislodge from a position

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

She beat the dealer down to a much better price

Hypernyms (to "beat down" is one way to...):

dislodge; reposition; shift (change place or direction)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something