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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
look down en · VERB
Meanings
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, down.
look down someone's shirt
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(intransitive) To lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards.
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(transitive) To fix one's gaze upon (someone) until they look away; to stare down.
Thurlow, forbear thy awful frown; / I beg you may not look me down […].
1791, James Boswell, No Abolition of Slavery:
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(intransitive) To decrease in value.
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Deriveds
look down on