Definitions and Examples of lowering, dropping, bringing down
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
Moving something to a lower position or level.
Example
The workers were lowering the heavy equipment from the roof to the ground.
Releasing something from a higher position so that it falls to the ground.
Example
The pilot was dropping supplies to the stranded hikers from the helicopter.
Key Differences: lowering vs dropping vs bringing down
- 1Lowering implies a controlled descent, while dropping suggests a sudden fall.
- 2Bringing down is a more general term that can refer to any action that causes something to move from a higher position to a lower one.
Effective Usage of lowering, dropping, bringing down
- 1Construction: Use these antonyms in construction sites to describe the movement of heavy equipment and materials.
- 2Transportation: Incorporate these antonyms in transportation contexts to describe the movement of cargo and passengers.
- 3Sports: Utilize these antonyms in sports contexts to describe the movement of balls and other equipment.
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Remember this!
The antonyms of hoisting are lowering, dropping, and bringing down. These words convey the opposite action of lifting or raising something. Use them in construction, transportation, and sports contexts to describe the movement of heavy equipment, cargo, passengers, balls, and other equipment.
