Local English word record

kick downstairs

verb · 1 sense

assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

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Examples

  • She was demoted because she always speaks up
  • He was broken down to Sergeant

Word relationships

Synonyms

demote, bump, relegate, break

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Princeton WordNet 3.0