Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kick downstairs

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: kick- -down-stairs
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

v

assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

Example Sentences

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

Synonyms

demote bump relegate break

Questions

What does kick downstairs mean?: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

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