Alternative spelling of swansdown

To live so as to subdue or refute. / To get used to something shameful.

An insult or barb; a snide or demeaning remark.

Alternative spelling of swansdown

(idiomatic) A reprimand or rarely, a thrashing.

Describing a lower level in a hierarchical management structure

Alternative spelling of down line

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, down. / (transitive) To forcefully diminish the power or influence of; to quell; to squash.

(transitive, of an object that can be raised or lowered) To lower by winding, as with a crank or windlass. / (transitive, of a device with a mainspring) To unwind.

(offensive) To bargain or haggle with a seller in order to obtain a lower price for a good or service.