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Definition of taking someone down a notch
take down a notch
verb - transitive
- to decrease.
Citation from Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002 film) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Chapter 4", Eastbound & Down (TV), Season 1 Episode 4 (2009) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to decrease, reduce.
Last edited on Nov 04 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 10 2011.
- to decrease a person's self-image.
Your criticism took him down a notch.
Last edited on Jun 24 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 10 2011.
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Other terms relating to 'to decrease, reduce': | |
| Definitions include: to reduce. | |
| Definitions include: to relax; "hang out". | |
| Definitions include: to reduce. | |
| Definitions include: to calm down. | |
| Definitions include: to reduce in frequency or intensity. | |
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| Definitions include: amphetamine. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: excessive. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat". | |
| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: an unspecified small number. | |
| Definitions include: to play around. | |
| Definitions include: very common. | |
| Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: to collide with a tree. | |
| Definitions include: an ugly face. | |
Other terms relating to 'down': | |
| Definitions include: to prepare for hardship. | |
| Definitions include: a fight or severe beating. | |
| Definitions include: It means having to beat someone up. | |
| Definitions include: to back down from a situation. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit into a toilet. | |
| Definitions include: also "bow down to the white porcelain god." | |
| Definitions include: to sadden one. | |
| Definitions include: to greatly impress a crowd. | |
| Definitions include: unattractive. | |
| Definitions include: a person who has oral sex and intercourse with multiple people. | |
| Definitions include: to knuckle down; to submit to; to melt down; to be unable to take the heat; to give in. | |
| Definitions include: overly formal, conservative. | |
| Definitions include: to eat. | |
| Definitions include: to give someone oral sex. | |
| Definitions include: to stop being angry. | |
Other terms relating to 'notch': | |
| Definitions include: to increase the intensity of something. | |
| Definitions include: old western action describing how many people they had killed by carving a notch in the handle of their gun. | |
| Definitions include: to reduce. | |
| Definitions include: a remarkable achievement, especially in a successive string or tally of casual sexual partners. | |
| Definitions include: an achievement marked by the number of one's casual sexual partners. Compare with a notch in (someone's) belt. | |
| Definitions include: Fine as hell, perfect body. | |
Other terms relating to 'take': | |
| Definitions include: "Chill, don't worry about it." | |
| Definitions include: a second look. | |
| Definitions include: compromise. | |
| Definitions include: "Both people involved in a bad situation are to be blamed." | |
| Definitions include: to beat severely, or defeat severely. | |
| Definitions include: taking bribes. | |
| Definitions include: the result of someone taking the piss. | |
| Definitions include: to rob or extort. | |
| Definitions include: to have to go take a shit. | |
| Definitions include: to mistreat. | |
| Definitions include: to get something to eat. | |
| Definitions include: to take a look. | |
| Definitions include: taking a chance on something. | |
| Definitions include: to defecate. | |
| Definitions include: he needs to relax. | |
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