Down and Grudge

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Down noun - A soft airy substance or covering.

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Grudge and down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grudge" instead a noun "Down".

Nearby Word: downed

Grudge noun - A lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong.

Usage example: he's had a grudge against her ever since she snubbed him at the dance

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Down and grudge are semantically related. (British) Sometimes you can use "Down" instead a noun "Grudge".

Nearby Words: grudging, grudgingly, grudged

old	old down	old grudge
deep	deep down	deep grudge
small	small down	small grudge
entire	entire down	entire grudge
Other adjectives: severe, massive, infamous, permanent.

What could have been used for everything from police investigations to historical research is instead simply used by Hyde to track down Thor so he could indulge his petty grudge.

Source: Comic Book / The Mighty Thor
Mugen does it again when two rival Yakuza factions are facing each other down, and he shows up to settle a mostly unrelated grudge against one side of the fight.

Source: Put Down Your Gun and Step Away
Pessimal's Discworld fic Hyperemesis Gravidarum, a group of killers with a grudge are trying to take down the people who closed down a good operation and put them in prison.

Source: The Pawns Go First

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