done down

verb

past participle of do down, British
as in overcome
to achieve a victory over you'll do her down at cards, but she'll probably win at croquet

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Recent Examples of done down But he's got 76 strikeouts in 52 1/3 innings, and Guerrero was demonstrating the entire club's belief that the righty can get the job done down the stretch. — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for done down
  1. overcome
  2. defeated
  3. taken
  4. stopped
  5. dispatched
  6. got
  7. beaten
  8. conquered
Verb
  • The Tar Heels’ ability to overcome some sloppiness — and, yes, take advantage of a slew of TCU mistakes — was a positive intangible sign after Belichick’s brutal debut season and offseason.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But to overcome 30 years of Republican dominance, Talarico needs votes from everywhere.
    — Eleanor Dearman Updated August 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of overcome
Verb
  • Tysie Gallagher, Terri Harper and Caroline Dubois beat Americans Brandi Robinson, Miranda Reyes and Amelia Moore, respectively, earlier in the night, while Reina Tellez defeated Jessica Barry for the United States’ only victory.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Taylor pitched a career-high 2 2/3 scoreless relief innings and was credited with the win as the Sox defeated the Twins 7-4 in front of 28,140.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of defeated
Verb
  • Swingle escaped while at the hospital but was later taken into custody again, police wrote.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Hurtado was taken by ambulance to Novant Health Presbyterian’s emergency department.
    — Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of taken
Verb
  • Group argued construction could be irreversible The National Trust for Historic Preservation, which is challenging the ballroom, had told the justices that the project would likely become irreversible unless it is stopped now.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Bilt, for its part, said the issue had to do with an earlier iteration of its credit cards that had stopped accepting customers.
    — Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of stopped
Verb
  • Around midnight on Friday morning, a member of a team dispatched to monitor the lake told CCTV the barrier forming the lake stretched about 150 meters long and 40 or 50 meters high.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The report states that on the morning of May 23, police were dispatched to Jacobs’ home near Green Bay because of a disturbance between Jacobs and a woman described as his girlfriend.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of dispatched
Verb
  • When the islanders first got their phones back while in Fiji, Melanie had a video call with her sister in an unseen clip.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The San Francisco 49ers got creative in managing some tough cuts Sunday afternoon to get down to a 53-man roster, letting go of their punter and long snapper.
    — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of got
Verb
  • Ross beat Secker by less than three dozen votes to become the GOP candidate in the House contest in Missouri’s 161st District.
    — Ava Kelley, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Stream in the tahini mixture and beat until the batter is emulsified and creamy, 1 or 2 minutes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of beaten
Verb
  • The ancient creature’s paddle-like abdominal limbs provide direct fossil evidence that insects conquered land through a prolonged semi-aquatic phase rather than an abrupt transition.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
  • That album conquered several rankings and missed out on ruling the Billboard 200 by only one rung.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of conquered

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“Done down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/done%20down. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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