Down and Need

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Down verb - To strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall.

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

Nearby Word: downed

Need verb - To have as a requirement.

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Down and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down" instead a verb "Need".

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

human	human down	human need
old	old down	old need
low	low down	low need
current	current down	current need
Other adjectives: original, many, true, single, deep, severe, little, bad, absolute, apparent, further, last.

Gameplay Ally Immortality: For some reason the very last mission of Prophecy plays this completely straight: none of your wingmen can get shot down or need to eject, even if they're Redshirts with no plot significance.

Source: Video Game / Wing Commander
Life Alert is a serious product - it's meant for older and disabled people if they ever, say, fall down and need help when no one is around — but the old commercials have been the product of giggles for years.

Source: Darker And Edgier / Advertising
You could feel a tinge of sadness in Beef's voice when he expressed his need of tearing it down.

Source: Lets Play / Mindcrack Server

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