make down

present singular third person makes down · participle present making down · participle past made down · past made down

1. DutchEnglishPennsylvaniaTo rain or snow; to precipitate.

   “It looks like it's going to make down hard with snow.”

   2016, Kelly Long, Jennifer Beckstrand, Lisa Jones Baker, The Amish Christmas Kitchen, Kensington Books, →ISBN

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   “Boy, is it really making down! And those flakes are the kind I used to think the fairies used for cushions when I was a little kid. It won't take long to pile up several inches of that stuff. I hope it quits soon so we can go out to the trail this afternoon.”

   1952, Ethel Todd Anderson, Summer in Their Eyes, page 100

   “It's making down hard out there.” “Very hard. I almost can't see a thing.” “Cum,” Anna said, nudging him farther into the room. “Stand by the woodstove and warm your hands. You look like Jack Frost with that layer of snow on your hat.”

   2015, Charlotte Hubbard, Jennifer Beckstrand, Kelly Long, An Amish Christmas Quilt, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 227

   “Looks like it's going to make down hard.” Emma hadn't even noticed how dark the sky had grown. “I hope the tomatoes don't get waterlogged.”

   2015, Jennifer Beckstrand, Huckleberry Spring, Zebra Books, →ISBN, page 222

   Surely Jacob must have discussed this with her over the weekend at the shore. “Aenti Miriam didn't say much else. Ach, I better put the mat by the door, it's making down hard!”

   2017, Linda Maran, Stranger, Pelican Ventures Book Group, →ISBN

2. To make ready or prepare (a bed).

   At length he said, feebly, “Betty, my dear, make down the bed, and help me to it—it will be the last time.”

   1818, James Hogg, “Tales”, in The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, page 128

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   He complained of a sore head and wanted to sleep so Ruby set about making down the bed. Emily watched with interest as she lowered the stretcher from the wall, plumped up a straw mattress and threw a blanket over it.

   2011, Edw Gwilym, Shadows on Men, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 109

   Hitori's eyes slowly open and he carefully slips away from Akaya. Father and son walk down the hallway toward Hitori's room. Slowly, Hitori makes down the bed so he and Akaya can sleep more comfortably.

   2015, A. R. Easterling, The Smile, iUniverse, →ISBN