Meaning of 'down'

adjective

extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

Synonyms: downward

adjective

becoming progressively lower

adverb

spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

Example: "don't fall down"

Synonyms: downwards downward downwardly

adverb

away from a more central or a more northerly place

Example: "was sent down to work at the regional office"

adverb

paid in cash at time of purchase

Example: "put ten dollars down on the necklace"

adverb

in an inactive or inoperative state

Example: "the factory went down during the strike"

adverb

to a lower intensity

Example: "The stagehand slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black."

adverb

from an earlier time

Example: "the story was passed down from father to son"

adjective

not functioning (temporarily or permanently)

Example: "we can't work because the computer is down"

adjective

shut

Example: "the shades were down"

adjective

understood perfectly

Example: "I had my algebra problems down."

Synonyms: down pat mastered

adjective

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

Example: "lay face down"

noun

a complete play to advance the football, in American football

Example: "You have four downs to gain ten yards."

noun

soft fine feathers

Synonyms: down feather

noun

fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

Synonyms: pile

noun

(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

verb

improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

Synonyms: polish fine-tune refine

verb

bring down or defeat (an opponent)

verb

eat immoderately

Example: "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

Synonyms: go through

verb

drink down entirely

Example: "They downed three martinis before dinner."

Synonyms: kill

verb

cause to come or go down

Example: "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"

Synonyms: knock down cut down push down pull down

verb

shoot at and force to come down

Synonyms: shoot down land

adjective

filled with melancholy and despondency

Synonyms: low

adjective

lower than previously

Synonyms: depressed

adjective

being put out by a strikeout