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Definition of 'down'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adv.) down
from higher to lower; toward or into a lower position or level:
Tell him to come down.

2.  down
on or to the ground, floor, or the like:
to fall down.

3.  down
to or in a sitting or lying position.

4.  down
to an area or district considered lower from a geographical standpoint, esp. southward:
We drove down to San Diego.

5.  down
to a lower value or rate:
Slow down.

6.  down
to a lesser pitch or volume:
Turn down the radio.

7.  down
in or to a calmer or less active state:
The wind died down.

8.  down
from an earlier to a later time.

9.  down
from a greater to a lesser strength, amount, etc.:
to water down a drink.

10.  down
earnestly:
to get down to work.

11.  down
on paper:
Write this down.

12.  down
thoroughly; fully; completely.

13.  down
in cash at the time of purchase:
$50 down and $20 a month.

14.  down
to the point of defeat or submission:
to shout down the opposition.

15.  down
to the source or actual position:
to track someone down.

16.  down
into a condition of ill health.

17.  down
in or into a lower status or condition:
kept down by lack of education.

18.  down
Slang. on toast (as used at a lunch counter):
Give me a tuna down.

19. (prep.) down
in a descending or more remote direction on or along:
They ran off down the street.

20. (adj.) down
directed downward:
the down escalator.

21.  down
being at a low position or on the ground, floor, or bottom.

22.  down
directed toward the south, a business district, etc.

23.  down
downcast; depressed.

24.  down
ailing or bedridden:
to be down with a bad cold.

25.  down
Football. (of the ball) not in play.

26.  down
behind an opponent or opponents in points, games, etc.

27.  down
having lost the amount indicated, esp. at gambling:
to be down $10.

28.  down
finished or taken care of:
five down and one to go.

29.  down
out of order:
The computer is down again.

30.  down
Slang.

31.  down
aware; knowledgeable.

32.  down
accepted or admired; excellent.

33. (n.) down
a downward movement; descent.

34.  down
a turn for the worse; reverse.

35.  down
Football.

36.  down
one of a series of four plays during which a team must advance the ball at least 10 yd. (9 m) to keep possession of it.

37. (v.t.) down
to knock, throw, or bring down.

38.  down
to drink down, esp. quickly.

39.  down
to defeat in a game or contest.

40. (v.i.) down
to go down; fall.

41. (interj.) down
get down (used as a command or warning).

42.  down
to remove from power or do away with (used imperatively):
Down with the king!

43. (n.) down
the soft first plumage of many young birds.

44.  down
the soft under plumage of birds.

45.  down
the under plumage of some birds, as geese and ducks, used for filling in quilts, clothing, etc., chiefly for warmth.

46.  down
a fine, soft pubescence on plants and some fruits.

47. (adj.) down
filled with down:
a down jacket.

48. (n.) down
Often, downs. (esp. in southern England) open, rolling country usu. covered with grass.

49.  down
(cap.) any sheep of several breeds raised orig. in the downs of S England, as the Suffolk.

50. (n.) Down
a county in SW Northern Ireland. 311,876; 952 sq. mi. (2466 sq. km).

Definition of 'down'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) down, down feather
soft fine feathers

2. (noun) down
(American football) a complete play to advance the football
"you have four downs to gain ten yards"

3. (noun) Down, John L. H. Down
English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)

4. (noun) down
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

5. (adj) down, pile
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

6. (adj) down
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
"lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"

7. (adj) down(a), downward(a)
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
"the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream"

8. (adj) down(a)
becoming progressively lower
"the down trend in the real estate market"

9. (adj) down(p)
being put out by a strikeout
"two down in the bottom of the ninth"

10. (adj) down, down pat(p), mastered
understood perfectly
"had his algebra problems down"

11. (adj) depressed, down(p)
lower than previously
"the market is depressed"; "prices are down"

12. (adj) down
shut
"the shades were down"

13. (adj) down
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
"we can't work because the computer is down"

14. (verb) gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down(p), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited
filled with melancholy and despondency
"gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

15. (verb) toss off, pop, bolt down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down, kill
drink down entirely
"He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"

16. (verb) devour, down, consume, go through
eat immoderately
"Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

17. (verb) down
bring down or defeat (an opponent)

18. (verb) down, shoot down, land
shoot at and force to come down
"the enemy landed several of our aircraft"

19. (verb) down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down
cause to come or go down
"The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"

20. (adverb) polish, refine, fine-tune, down
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
"refine one's style of writing"

21. (adverb) down, downwards, downward, downwardly
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
"don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"

22. (adverb) down
away from a more central or a more northerly place
"was sent down to work at the regional office"; "worked down on the farm"; "came down for the wedding"; "flew down to Florida"

23. (adverb) down
paid in cash at time of purchase
"put ten dollars down on the necklace"

24. (adverb) down
from an earlier time
"the story was passed down from father to son"

25. (adverb) down
to a lower intensity
"he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black"

26. (adverb) down
in an inactive or inoperative state
"the factory went down during the strike"; "the computer went down again"

Definition of 'down'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adverb) down
≠ up
a cat trying to get down from the tree; Put that down.; I found it down in the basement.

2.  down
into a sitting or lying position
She's lying down.; Please sit down.

3.  down
≠ up
Turn the sound down.; He was waiting for the dogs to quiet down.; levels of pollution going down

4.  down
≠ up
We drove down south.; to fly down to Mexico

5.  down
indicates sth is written on a piece of paper
She wrote the name down.; Put me down for the 8:00 slot.

6.  down
≠ up
We were down by seven at half time.

7.  down
≠ up
The network is down.

8.  down
(of items on a list) finished
That's six down and six more to go.

9. (preposition) down
≠ up
My ring went down the drain.; He fell down the stairs.

10.  down
further along in a particular direction
They were walking down the street.; a little farther down the river

11. (adjective) down
feeling sad; = depressed
She seemed a little down.

12. (noun) down
the warm feathers of a duck or goose
a down jacket/pillow

Definition of 'down'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) down
downcast; as, a down look

2. (adj) down
downright; absolute; positive; as, a down denial

3. (adj) down
downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down grade; a down train on a railway

4. (adverb) down
in the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position; below; -- the opposite of up

5. (adverb) down
from a higher to a lower position, literally or figuratively; in a descending direction; from the top of an ascent; from an upright position; to the ground or floor; to or into a lower or an inferior condition; as, into a state of humility, disgrace, misery, and the like; into a state of rest; -- used with verbs indicating motion

6. (adverb) down
in a low or the lowest position, literally or figuratively; at the bottom of a decent; below the horizon; of the ground; in a condition of humility, dejection, misery, and the like; in a state of quiet

7. (adverb) down
from a remoter or higher antiquity

8. (adverb) down
from a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a thicker consistence; as, to boil down in cookery, or in making decoctions

9. (adverb) down
in a descending direction along; from a higher to a lower place upon or within; at a lower place in or on; as, down a hill; down a well

10. (adverb) down
hence: Towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as, to sail or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound

11. (noun) down
fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool

12. (noun) down
the soft under feathers of birds. They have short stems with soft rachis and bards and long threadlike barbules, without hooklets

13. (noun) down
the pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, as of the thistle

14. (noun) down
the soft hair of the face when beginning to appear

15. (noun) down
that which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down

16.  down
a bank or rounded hillock of sand thrown up by the wind along or near the shore; a flattish-topped hill; -- usually in the plural

17.  down
a tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep; -- usually in the plural

18.  down
a road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war

19.  down
a state of depression; low state; abasement

20. (verb) down
to cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down

21. (verb) down
to cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down

22. (verb) down
to go down; to descend

Definitions of 'down'

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. down
a maritime county in the SE. of the province of Ulster, Ireland, with a mostly level and fairly fertile soil, and manufactures of linen.

Definitions of 'down'

The New Hacker's Dictionary

1. down
1. adj. Not operating. “The up escalator is down” is considered a humorous thing to say (unless of course you were expecting to use it), and “The elevator is down” always means “The elevator isn't working” and never refers to what floor the elevator is on. With respect to computers, this term has passed into the mainstream; the extension to other kinds of machine is still confined to techies (e.g. boiler mechanics may speak of a boiler being down).

2. go down vi. To stop functioning; usually said of the system. The message from the console that every hacker hates to hear from the operator is “System going down in 5 minutes”.

3. take down, bring down vt. To deactivate purposely, usually for repair work or PM. “I'm taking the system down to work on that bug in the tape drive.” Occasionally one hears the word down by itself used as a verb in this vt. sense.

See crash; oppose up.

Translation of 'down'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: towards or in a low or lower position, level or state He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.
Afrikaans: onder toe	Arabic: إلى أسْفَل	Bulgarian: долу
Brazilian: para baixo	Czech: dolů	German: hinunter
Danish: nedad; ned	Greek: κάτω	Spanish: (hacia) abajo
Estonian: alla, all	Farsi: پایین	Finnish: alas
French: vers le bas, en bas	Hebrew: לְמָטָה	Hindi: नीचे, निम्न स्तर
Croatian: dolje	Hungarian: le(felé)	Indonesian: menuruni
Icelandic: niður	Italian: *in basso, verso il basso**	Japanese: 下へ
Korean: 아래로	Lithuanian: žemyn, žemai	Latvian: apakšā; lejā
Malay: turun	Dutch: naar beneden	Norwegian: ned, nedover, nede
Polish: w dół, na dole	Persian: پایین	Pashto: لاندی خوا
Portuguese: para baixo	Romanian: în jos, jos	Russian: вниз(у)
Slovak: dolu	Slovenian: dol; navzdol	Serbian: spustiti se
Swedish: ner, ned, nere, nerför	Thai: ลง	Turkish: aşağıya, aşağıya doğru, a
Taiwanese: 向下	Ukrainian: вниз, донизу	Urdu: نچلی طرف
Vietnamese: xuống	Chinese: 向下
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