dot down

verb

To score a try

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touch downcrosscross the line
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Meanings

verbdot down (third-person singular simple present dots down, present participle dotting down, simple past and past participle dotted down)

present singular third person dots down · participle present dotting down · participle past dotted down · past dotted down

  1. ball gamesTo score a try

    […]Makazole Mapimpi became the first Springbok try scorer in a RWC final when he dotted down in the 67th minute.

    2019 November 3, Liam de Carme, “Boks, you beauties”, in Sunday Times
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    France centre Nassira Konde crossed for her second try to close the gap, but Meg Jones ensured England had the final say as she latched on to replacement Holly Aitchison's kick to dot down.

    2025 September 20, Mike Henson, “Kildunne stars as England see off France to make final”, in BBC Sport

    Synonyms: touch down, cross, cross the line

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo score a try

Similar
touch downcrosscross the line
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APA

dot down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dot%20down

MLA

“dot down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dot%20down. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dot down,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dot%20down.

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