Down
Down verb - To strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall.
Stumble upon and down are semantically related In some cases you can use "Stumble upon" instead a verb "Down".
Nearby Word: downed
Stumble upon
Stumble upon verb - To come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face.
Down and stumble upon are semantically related in occur topic. Sometimes you can use "Down" instead a verb "Stumble upon".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Hours later, they finally stumble upon the German trenches only to find a mere 3 German soldiers, petrified and pointing their guns down their own trenches.
Source: Film / Deathwatch (2002) -
Without a Paddle: While lost in the woods, the protagonists stumble upon some Granola Girls who have taken to living in a tree to prevent it from being cut down.
Source: Hairy Girl -
Played straight at the final showdown between Johan and Tenma in Monster, during which Tenma is presented with a choice of shooting the former or watching him kill a small boy, when Johan is instead shot down by the child's drunken, raving father who just happened to stumble upon the scene.
Source: Karmic Death
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