- (intr, adverb; followed by on or upon)
to express or show contempt or disdain (for) - look down one's nose at ⇒
to be contemptuous or disdainful of
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look-down
(lŏŏk′doun′),USA pronunciation n.
look•down (lŏŏk′doun′),USA pronunciation n.
- Printingthe appearance of paper when inspected under reflected light. Cf. look-through.
look•down (lŏŏk′doun′),USA pronunciation n.
- Fisha silvery carangid fish of the genus Selene, of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and eyes placed high on the truncated forehead.
- noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase look down 1880–85, American.
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