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down [ down ] (past and past participle downed, present participle down·ing, 3rd person present singular downs, plural downs) CORE MEANING: a grammatical word used to indicate movement or position toward a lower level or the ground
  (prep) He ran down the stairs and opened the door.
(prep) The sheep was caught in brambles 50 ft. down the hillside.
(prep) Tears were pouring down her cheeks.
(adv) I was numb from the waist down.
(adv) They all watched the sun go down.
(adv) She pressed a button and the window slid down. |
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1. preposition to lower level in something: toward or at a lower level in something
I dropped my keys down a hole.
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2. preposition along: toward or at a position farther along the length of something and usually at a somewhat lower level
halfway down the street
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3. adverb at or to lower level: at or to a physically lower level or position
down in the basement
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4. adverb onto surface: out of the hand and onto a surface
She calmly put her fork down.
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5. adverb away from present location: to another place away from the current location or base
go down to the beach
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6. adverb to more southerly place: to a place in the south or to the south of the current location
going down to Florida for the winter
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7. adverb to or at lower amount: to or at a lower amount or price
to get interest rates down
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8. adverb short by particular amount: short of, having lost, or losing by a particular amount
They were two goals down at halftime.
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9. adverb having only so much left: having only a particular amount left
I'm down to my last dollar.
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10. adverb in part payment: in part payment for something or as a deposit
You put 5 percent down, and pay the rest in installments.
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11. adverb including everyone or everything: including everyone or everything, from highest to lowest, within a group or hierarchy of people or things, or even including the person or thing mentioned
everyone from the managing editor down
account for everything down to the last cent
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12. adverb to later period: from an earlier to a later time or person
The piano had been handed down to him by his grandmother.
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13. adverb in inferior position: in or to an inferior, less free, or less privileged position or condition
holding political opponents down
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14. adverb to reduced condition: to a lower level of intensity or activity
wind down after work
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15. adverb into less solid state: into a different and less solid state
The hot butter will melt down.
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16. adverb on paper: in writing on paper, as a record
wrote it down
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17. adverb chosen or arranged: chosen or detailed for something, or arranged or scheduled for a particular time or date
We're down for two sessions next month.
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18. adverb leisure vertically in crossword puzzle: in a vertical position in a crossword puzzle
See also across (sense 5)
the solution to 10 down
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19. adverb U.K. education away from university: away from, or no longer at, a university
down from Cambridge
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20. adverb nautical to windward: having the rudder to windward
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21. adjective unhappy: unhappy and gloomy
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22. adjective comput not in operation: describes a computer system that is temporarily not in operation
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23. adjective made in part payment: made or given in part payment for something or as a deposit
a down payment on the car
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24. adjective football not in play: no longer in play
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25. adjective baseball put out: eliminated from a game
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26. adjective on ground: lying on the ground
a down tree
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27. adjective agreeable to something: ready and willing to do something
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Great! I'm down for that.
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28. interjection instruction to dog: used as an instruction to a dog to stop jumping up or to lie or sit
Down boy!
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29. transitive verb eat or drink something: to eat food or drink liquid, especially quickly or greedily
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30. transitive verb bring somebody or something to ground: to cause somebody or something to fall to the ground through being hurt or damaged
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31. transitive verb football declare ball out of play: in football, to declare a ball as no longer in play
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32. noun football play made in football: in football, one of four consecutive plays within which a team must either score or advance the ball at least ten yards
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| [ Old English dūn(e), shortened < adūn(e) "from the hill" < dūn (see down3)] |
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be down on somebody or something to show dislike or hostility toward somebody or something, often giving him, her, or it unfair treatment (slang)
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be down to somebody to be the responsibility of somebody
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be down to something to be the result of something
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come down with something to become sick with something
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down at the heels shabby and neglected
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down under to or in Australia or New Zealand (informal)
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down with somebody or something! used to express disapproval of, opposition to, or a desire to get rid of, somebody or something
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