1. United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)
   - Andrew Jackson Downing

1. Cause to come or go down
   "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "she was knocked down by a bus"; "The policeman cut down the heavily armed suspect";
   - knock down, cut down, push down, pull down
    
2. Drink down entirely
   "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "They poured down a few beers after work"; "They drank down a few beers after work"; "They bolted down a few beers after work"; "They belted down a few beers after work";
   - toss off [informal], pop [informal], bolt down [informal], belt down [informal], pour down, drink down, kill [informal]
    
3. Eat up completely, as with great appetite
   "The teenagers downd four pizzas between them";
   - devour, demolish [Brit, informal], consume, go through
    
4. (sport) bring down or defeat (an opponent)
   "The linebacker downed the running back"
    
5. Shoot at and force to come down
   "the enemy downed several of our aircraft";
   - shoot down, land
    
6. Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
   "They downed the rough draft into a polished manuscript";
   - polish, refine, fine-tune

Type of: ameliorate, amend, better, defeat, drink, eat up, finish, get the better of, hit, imbibe, improve, landscape architect, landscape gardener, landscaper, landscapist, meliorate, mend, overcome, pip, polish off [informal], shoot, strike

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