down ( NAmE , informal )
1.
to search a person or place in a very thorough way
—related noun shakedown
2.
to threaten sb in order to get money from them
down ( NAmE , informal )
1.
to search a person or place in a very thorough way
—related noun shakedown
2.
to threaten sb in order to get money from them
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005