down-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: Ingest (food or drink).

Examples:
He downed three martinis before dinner.
She downed a bottle of brandy that night.
They usually down a few beers after work.
Some people can down a pound of meat in one sitting.

Mappings:
VerbNet: devour-39.4
FrameNet: Ingestion
PropBank: down.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: Bring to the ground; defeat; (cause to) become grounded.

Examples:
The sweeper downed the forward.
The enemy downed several of our aircraft.
The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: down.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4, 5

Sense Number 3: Improve or perfect by polishing, pruning, or making more concise.

Examples:
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Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6