1. 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. to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to unload (goods, a truck, etc.); to offload; to discharge (esp. 降ろす)

3. to withdraw (money)

4. to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

5. to cut off; to fillet (fish); to grate (e.g. radish); to prune (branches)

6. to remove (someone from a position); to oust; to drop (esp. 降ろす)

7. to clear (the table); to remove (offerings from an altar); to pass down (e.g. old clothes); to hand down

8. to expel from the body (e.g. worms); to abort (a fetus)

9. to invoke (a spirit); to call down