下ろす

Meaning

1. v5svt
   to take down; to bring down; to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.); to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.); to let down (hair); to launch (a boat)
2. v5svt
   to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to unload (goods, a truck, etc.); to offload; to discharge
3. v5svt
   to withdraw (money)
4. v5svt
   to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
5. v5svt
   to cut off; to fillet (fish); to grate (e.g. radish); to prune (branches)
6. v5svt
   to remove (someone from a position); to oust; to drop
7. v5svt
   to clear (the table); to remove (offerings from an altar); to pass down (e.g. old clothes); to hand down
8. v5svt
   to expel from the body (e.g. worms); to abort (a fetus)
9. v5svt
   to invoke (a spirit); to call down

Example sentences

• あんな物を投げ下ろせば、運悪く当たった人は、ケガをする。

  If you throw something like that down, if someone's unlucky enough to be hit they'll be injured.

• 要点を絞って、決定を下しましょう。

  Let's get down to brass tacks and make a decision.

• 夕食にお招き下さりありがとうございます。

  Thank you for inviting me to dinner.