generalinformalcolloquialrare
- To remove a person physically from a high surface or from a position against a ceiling by scraping or wiping them off (literal, rare).
UKUSinformalcolloquialrare
- Figuratively, to bring someone down from a state of extreme excitement, elation, or intoxication; to reduce someone to a calmer or less elevated state.
UKUSinformalcolloquialrare
- Figuratively, to shock or astonish someone so strongly that they are metaphorically knocked off their perches or composure.