のめす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

make someone fall forward; knock someone down face-first

Transitive verb meaning to cause someone to fall forward, often by pushing or tripping. Not a common everyday word; more likely encountered in descriptive or colloquial contexts.

• 彼かれは後うしろから押おされて、前まえにのめされた。

  He was pushed from behind and made to fall forward.

• 酔よっ払ぱらいが通つう行こう人にんをのめしてしまった。

  The drunk ended up knocking a passerby down face-first.

auxiliary verb, godan verb (-su)

do thoroughly; do to the end

Auxiliary verb attached to the -masu stem of another verb, adding the meaning of doing something thoroughly or completely. This usage is rare and somewhat old-fashioned; modern Japanese more often uses 〜きる or 〜ぬく.

• 「走はしりのめす」のように、動どう詞しの連れん用よう形けいに付つけて「徹てっ底てい的てきに〜する」という意い味みを表あらわす。

  Attached to the -masu stem of a verb, as in 走りのめす, it expresses the meaning of 'do thoroughly'.