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Down
daʊn
- towards or in a lower place or position, especially to or on the ground or another surface
"she looked down"
towards a lower position downwards downstairs towards the bottom from top to bottom to the ground to the floor over- at or to a specified distance below
"you can plainly see the bottom 35 feet down"
- downstairs
"I went down to put the kettle on"
- expressing movement or position away from the north
"they're living down south"
- to or at a place perceived as lower (often expressing casualness or lack of hurry)
"I'd rather be down at the villa"
- away from the capital or major city
"there are eight trains a day, four up and four down"
- away from a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge
"he was down from Oxford"
- (with reference to food or drink swallowed) in or into the stomach
"she couldn't keep anything down"
- so as to lie or be fixed flush or flat
"she stuck down a Christmas label"
- used as a command to a person or animal to sit or lie down
"down, boy!"
- referring to a crossword answer which reads vertically
"how many letters in fifteen down?"
- to or at a lower level of intensity, volume, or activity
"keep the noise down"
- to or at a lower price, value, or rank
"output was down by 20 per cent"
- to a finer consistency, a smaller amount or size, or a simpler or more basic state
"I must slim down a bit"
- from an earlier to a later point in time or order
"buildings in England down to 1540"
- in or into a weaker or worse position, mood, or condition
"the disclosures brought down some of the biggest names in the business"
- losing or at a disadvantage by a specified amount
"United were 3–0 down"
- used to express progress through a series of tasks or items
"one down and only six more to go"
- (of a computer system) out of action or unavailable for use
"the system went down yesterday"
- shouted to express strong dislike of a specified person or thing
"crowds chanted ‘Down with America!’"
- in or into writing
"Graham noted the numbers down carefully"
- on or on to a list, schedule, or record
"I'll put you down for the evening shift"
- (with reference to partial payment of a sum of money) made initially or on the spot
"pay £5 down and the rest at the end of the month"
- (of sailing) with the current or the wind
- (of a ship's helm) moved round to leeward so that the rudder is to windward and the vessel swings toward the wind
- (of the ball or a player in possession) not in play, typically through progress being stopped
- from a higher to a lower point of (something)
"up and down the stairs"
lower in/on to the bottom of- at or to the part of (a river or stream) that is nearer the sea
"a dozen miles or so down the Thames"
- moving or at a point further along the course of (something)
"he lived down the street"
- at or to (a place)
"she was tired of going down the pub every night"
- throughout (a period of time)
"astrologers down the ages"
- directed or moving towards a lower place or position
"the down escalator"
- relating to or denoting trains travelling away from the main terminus
"we travelled on the first down train"
- unhappy or depressed
"he's been so down lately"
depressed sad saddened unhappy melancholy miserable wretched sorrowful gloomy dejected downhearted disheartened despondent dispirited low in low spirits low-spirited heavy-hearted glum morose dismal downcast cast down tearful - (of a computer system) temporarily out of action or unavailable
"sorry, but the computer's down"
not working not functioning not functional not in working order not in operation inoperative malfunctioning out of order broken broken-down acting up unserviceable faulty defective in disrepair - supporting or going along with someone or something
"you got to be down with me"
- aware of and following the latest fashion
"a seriously down, hip-hop homie"
- denoting a flavour (variety) of stable quark having relatively low mass and an electric charge of −1/3. In the Standard Model protons and neutrons are composed of up and down quarks
- knock or bring to the ground
"175 enemy aircraft had been downed"
knock down knock over knock to the ground throw to the ground bring down bring to the ground fell topple prostrate tackle rugby-tackle trip up- put (the ball) out of play deliberately by touching one's knee to the ground while holding the ball or touching the ball itself to the ground
"Jones downed the ball in the end zone"
- consume (something, typically a drink)
"he downed five pints of cider"
drink (up/down) gulp (down) guzzle quaff drain imbibe sup slurp suck sip swallow finish off polish off- sink (a putt)
"he downed a 20-foot putt for victory"
- a period of unwelcome experiences or negative mood
"there had been more downs than ups during his years at the company"
- a chance for a team to advance the ball, ending when the ball carrier is tackled or the ball becomes out of play. A team must advance at least ten yards in a series of four downs in order to keep possession