downing

3 definitions found

downing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Down \Down\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Downed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Downing.]
     To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to
     overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down.
     [Archaic or Colloq.] "To down proud hearts." --Sir P. Sidney.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           I remember how you downed Beauclerk and Hamilton, the
           wits, once at our house.                 --Madame
                                                    D'Arblay.
     [1913 Webster]

downing - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Downing
      n 1: United States landscape architect who designed the grounds
           of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)
           [syn: Downing, Andrew Jackson Downing]

downing - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Downing, MO (city, FIPS 19990)
    Location: 40.48644 N, 92.36850 W
    Population (1990): 359 (203 housing units)
    Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 63536
  Downing, WI (village, FIPS 20675)
    Location: 45.04854 N, 92.12410 W
    Population (1990): 250 (92 housing units)
    Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 54734