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get the better of vs down

down vs get the better of

get the better of is not a noun while down is a noun.

get the better of is not an adjective while down is an adjective.

get the better of and down both are verbs.

get the better of is not an adverb while down is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
get the better of No No Yes No
down Yes Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, down is a hyponym of get the better of; that is, down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than get the better of:
  • get the better of: win a victory over
  • down: bring down or defeat (an opponent)
get the better of (noun) down (noun)
(American football) a complete play to advance the football
soft fine feathers
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
get the better of (adjective) down (adjective)
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
filled with melancholy and despondency
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
becoming progressively lower
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
lower than previously
shut
being put out in a game of baseball
understood perfectly
get the better of (verb) down (verb)
win a victory over improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
bring down or defeat (an opponent)
drink down entirely
eat up completely, as with great appetite
cause to come or go down
shoot at and force to come down
get the better of (adverb) down (adverb)
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
away from a more central or a more northerly place
paid in cash at time of purchase
in an inactive or inoperative state
to a lower intensity
from an earlier time
Difference between get the better of and down

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