Definitions for Down
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.4 / 5 votes

1. down, down feathernoun

   soft fine feathers

2. downnoun

   (American football) a complete play to advance the football

   "you have four downs to gain ten yards"

3. Down, John L. H. Downnoun

   English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)

4. downnoun

   (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

5. down, pileadjective

   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. downadjective

   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. down(a), downward(a)adjective

   extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

   "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream"

8. down(a)adjective

   becoming progressively lower

   "the down trend in the real estate market"

9. down(p)adjective

   being put out by a strikeout

   "two down in the bottom of the ninth"

10. down, down pat(p), masteredadjective

    understood perfectly

    "had his algebra problems down"

11. depressed, down(p)adjective

    lower than previously

    "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"

12. downadjective

    shut

    "the shades were down"

13. downadjective

    not functioning (temporarily or permanently)

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

14. gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down(p), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spiritedverb

    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. toss off, pop, bolt down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down, killverb

    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. devour, down, consume, go throughverb

    eat immoderately

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

17. downverb

    bring down or defeat (an opponent)

18. down, shoot down, landverb

    shoot at and force to come down

    "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"

19. down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull downverb

    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. polish, refine, fine-tune, downadverb

    improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

    "refine one's style of writing"

21. down, downwards, downward, downwardlyadverb

    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. downadverb

    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. downadverb

    paid in cash at time of purchase

    "put ten dollars down on the necklace"

24. downadverb

    from an earlier time

    "the story was passed down from father to son"

25. downadverb

    to a lower intensity

    "he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black"

26. downadverb

    in an inactive or inoperative state

    "the factory went down during the strike"; "the computer went down again"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Downnoun

   One of the counties of Northern Ireland

2. Etymology: From dún.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Downadverb

   1. On the ground; from the height at which any thing was to a lower situation.

   Whom they hit, none on their feet might stand,
   Though standing else as rocks; but down they fell
   By thousands. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vi. l. 593.

   Down sinks the giant with a thund’ring sound,
   His pond’rous limbs oppress the trembling ground;
   Blood, brains, and foam, gush from the gaping wound. Dr.

   2. Tending towards the ground.3. Out of sight; below the horizon.

   How goes the night, boy?
   —— The moon is down; I have not heard the clock,
   And she goes down at twelve. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   4. To a total maceration.

   What remains of the subject, after the decoction, is continued to be boiled down, with the addition of fresh water, to a sapid fat. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   5. Into disgrace; into declining reputation.

   He shar’d our dividend o’ th’ crown,
   We had so painfully preach’d down;
   And forc’d us, though against the grain,
   T’ have calls to teach it up again. Hudibras, p. iii. cant. 2.

   It has been still preached up, but acted down; and dealt with, as the eagle in the fable did with the oyster, carrying it up on high, that, by letting it fall, he might dash it in pieces. Robert South, Sermons.

   There is not a more melancholy object in the learned world, than a man who has written himself down. Addison.

   6. [Answering to up.] Here and there.

   Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied. Ps. lix. 15.

2. Downinterj.

   1. An exhortation to destruction or demolition.

   Go, some pull down the Savoy; others to the Inns of Courts: down with them all. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. ii.

   If there be ten, shrink not; but down with them. William Shakespeare.

   But now they cry, down with the palace, fire it,
   Pull out th’ usurping queen. John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.

   2. A contemptuous threat.

   Down, down to hell, and say I sent thee thither. William Shakespeare.

3. Downnoun

   Etymology: duun, Danish.

   1. Soft feathers.

   Virtue is the roughest way;
   But proves at night a bed of down. Henry Wotton.

   Leave, leave, fair bride! your solitary bed,
   No more shall you return to it alone;
   It nurseth sadness; and your body’s print,
   Like to a grave, the yielding down doth dint. John Donne.

   Lie tumbling on our down, courting the blessing
   Of a short minute’s slumber. John Denham, Sophy.

   A tender weakly constitution is very much owing to the use of down beds. John Locke.

   2. Any thing that sooths or mollifies.

   Thou bosom softness! down of all my cares!
   I could recline my thoughts upon this breast
   To a forgetfulness of all my griefs,
   And yet be happy. Thomas Southerne, Oroonoko.

   3. Soft wool, or tender hair.

   Scarce had the down to shade his cheeks begun;
   One was their care, and their delight was one. Dryden.

   I am not chang’d, I love my husband still;
   But live him as he was when youthful grace,
   And the first down began to shade his face. John Dryden, Aurengz.

   On thy chin the springing beard began
   To spread a doubtful down, and promise man. Matthew Prior.

   4. The soft fibres of plants which wing the seeds.

   Any light thing that moveth, when we find no wind, sheweth a wind at hand; as when feathers, or down of thistles, fly to and fro in the air. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 822.

   Like scatter’d down by howling Eurus blown,
   By rapid whirlwinds from his mansion thrown. George Sandys.

4. DOWNnoun

   A large open plain, or valley.

   Etymology: duun, Danish.

   On the downs we see, near Wilton fair,
   A hast’ned hare from greedy greyhound go. Philip Sidney.

   Lord of much riches, which the use renowns;
   Seven thousand broad-tail’d sheep graz’d on his downs. George Sandys.

   Not all the fleecy wealth
   That doth enrich those downs is worth a thought,
   To this my errand, and the care it brought. John Milton.

   How Will-a-wisp misleads night-faring clowns
   O’er hills, and sinking bogs, and pathless downs. John Gay.

   To compass this, his building is a town,
   His pond an ocean, his parterre a down. Alexander Pope, Epistle iv.

   A hill; a rising ground. This sense is very rare.

   Hills afford pleasant prospects; as they must needs acknowledge who have been on the downs of Sussex. John Ray, on the Creat.

5. Downprep.

   Etymology: aduna, Saxon.

   1. Along a descent; from a higher place to a lower.

   Let go thy hold when a great wheel runs down hill, lest it break thy neck with following it; but the great one that goes upward, let him draw after. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   A man falling down a precipice, though in motion, is not at liberty, because he cannot stop that motion if he would. John Locke.

   2. Towards the mouth of a river.

   Mahomet put his chief substance into certain boats, to be conveyed down the river, as purposing to fly. Richard Knolles.

6. To Downverb

   To knock; to subdue; to suppress; to conquer.

   Etymology: from the particle.

   The hidden beauties seem’d in wait to lie,
   To down proud hearts, that would not willing die. Philip Sidney.

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1. Down

   Down is a song by the band 311. It is the first song on their third album, 311. It was their first #1 single on the Billboard Alternative Songs charts, and along with their self-titled album, was largely responsible for launching them into mainstream success. An accompanying video for the song was in rotation on MTV at the time of its release. Due to its massive popularity it was also included as the first song on their live album, Live, and on their greatest hits album, Greatest Hits '93–'03. Since its release it has also become a staple of their live concerts, and is usually dedicated "to all the old-school 311 fans." However, following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, it was placed on the list of post-9/11 inappropriate titles distributed by Clear Channel. "Down" was released as downloadable content for the music video game Rock Band 3 on October 2, 2012. It has also been featured in other video games such as Big Air Freestyle, BMX XXX, and Major League Baseball 2K7.

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1. down

   Down can have multiple meanings depending on the context. Here are two general definitions that cover different senses of the word: 1. Adverb: Towards or in a lower position, place, or condition. For example, "He walked down the stairs" or "The stock market was down today." 2. Noun: Soft, fluffy feathers from birds, often used in pillows or cushions. For example, "She rested her head on the down pillow."

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Downnoun

   fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool

2. Downnoun

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

3. Downnoun

   the pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, as of the thistle

4. Downnoun

   the soft hair of the face when beginning to appear

5. Downnoun

   that which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down

6. Downverb

   to cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down

7. 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

8. 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

9. Down

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

10. Down

    a state of depression; low state; abasement

11. Downadverb

    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

12. Downadverb

    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

13. Downadverb

    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

14. Downadverb

    from a remoter or higher antiquity

15. Downadverb

    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

16. Downadverb

    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

17. Downadverb

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

18. Downverb

    to cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down

19. Downverb

    to go down; to descend

20. Downadjective

    downcast; as, a down look

21. Downadjective

    downright; absolute; positive; as, a down denial

22. Downadjective

    downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down grade; a down train on a railway

23. Etymology: [OE. dun, doun, AS. dn; of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. dn hill, fortified hill, Gael. dun heap, hillock, hill, W. din a fortified hill or mount; akin to E. town. See Town, and cf. Down, adv. & prep., Dune.]

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1. Down

   Down is an American heavy metal supergroup that formed in 1991 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist Phil Anselmo, guitarist Pepper Keenan, guitarist Kirk Windstein, bassist Pat Bruders and drummer Jimmy Bower. Since their formation, Down has gone on hiatus twice. To date, Down has released three studio albums, NOLA, Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow, and Down III: Over the Under. Since 2008, the band has been working on new material, which will result in a minimum of two EPs being released. The first, entitled Down IV Part I – The Purple EP, was released on September 18, 2012.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Down

   down, n. the soft hair under the feathers of fowls: the hairy covering of the seeds of certain plants: anything which soothes or invites to repose.—n. Down′-bed.—p.adj. Downed, filled or covered with down.—ns. Down′iness; Down′-quilt.—adj. Down′y, covered with or made of down: like down: soft: soothing: (slang) knowing.—The downy (slang), bed. [Ice. dúnn; Ger. daune, dune.]

2. Down

   down, n. a bank of sand thrown up by the sea (same as Dune): a treeless land: (pl.) a tract of hilly land, used for pasturing sheep, as the North Downs (Kent) and South Downs (Sussex)—also given to the famous roadstead off the east coast of Kent, inside the Goodwin Sands. [A.S. dún, a hill; prob. from Celt. dun, as in Dunkeld, &c.]

3. Down

   down, adv. from a higher to a lower position: on the ground: from earlier to later times: from thick to thin, from large to small (to boil down, to cut down): from more to less (to beat down a price).—prep. along a descent: from a higher to a lower position or state.—v.t. to knock down: to dispirit—also used as a kind of interjection, with get, go, come, kneel, &c. understood.—n. a tendency to be down upon, a grudge against: a descent, reverse of fortune.—v.i. Down′-bear, to bear or press down.—adj. Down′cast, dejected.—ns. Down′come, a fall, ruin, a heavy pour of rain; Down′-draught, a current of air downwards; Down′-east′er, one living 'down east' from the speaker, a New Englander, and esp. an inhabitant of Maine; Down′fall, fall, failure, humiliation, ruin: a falling down, as of rain.—adjs. Down′fallen, ruined; Down′-gyved (Shak.), hanging down like fetters.—n. Down′-haul, a rope by which a jib, &c., is hauled down when set.—adjs. Down′-heart′ed, dejected; Down′hill, descending, sloping.—n. Down′-line, the line of a railway leading from the capital, or other important centre, to the provinces.—adj. Down′looked (Dryden), downcast, gloomy.—ns. Down′-ly′ing, time of retiring to rest: a woman's lying-in; Down′pour, a heavy fall of rain, &c.—adv. Down′right (obs.), perpendicular: in plain terms: utterly.—adj. plain spoken: brusque: utter (as in downright madness).—ns. Down′rightness; Down′rush, a rushing down (as of gas, hot air, &c.); Down′-set′ting, a setting down, a snub; Down′-sit′ting, sitting down, time of rest (Ps. cxxxix. 2).—advs. Down′stairs, in, or to, a lower story; Down′-stream, with the current.—ns. Down′-throw, act of throwing down, state of being thrown down: a sinking of strata below the level of the surrounding beds; Down′-train, a railway train proceeding from the chief terminus.—adj. Down′-trodden, trampled on, tyrannised over.—advs. Down′ward, Down′wards, from higher to lower: from source to outlet: from more ancient to modern: in the lower part.—adj. Down′ward.—Down east (U.S.), in or into Maine and adjoining parts of New England; Down in the mouth, in low spirits; Down on one's luck, in ill-luck; Down south, in the southern states; Down to the country, away into the country, from London (hence 'down to the Derby,' 'down to Scotland'); Down with your money, lay it down, pay it.—A down-train, a train away from London.—Lay down the law, to expound authoritatively. [A corr. of M. E. a-dawn, adun—A.S. of dúne, 'from the h

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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.

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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.

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1. Down

   Let your friends know you’re down for the night - Down (previously Bang With Friends) is a completely anonymous way to hook up with your Facebook friends!

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1. downnoun

   the quality of being loyal to or in agreement with a person, place, or thing. You down wit O.P.P...? -- Naughty by Nature (O.P.P.)

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1. DOWN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Down is ranked #22989 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Down surname appeared 1,112 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Down.
   
   89.7% or 998 total occurrences were White.
   3.6% or 40 total occurrences were Black.
   2.6% or 29 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.7% or 19 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.7% or 19 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.6% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Down' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #105

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Down' in Written Corpus Frequency: #110

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Down' in Nouns Frequency: #2582

4. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Down' in Adverbs Frequency: #13

How to pronounce Down?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Down in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Down in a Sentence

1. Mary Wischhusen:

   I'm grateful he didn't come to my bedroom and chase the door down and I'm grateful for all the people who helped me.

2. Joel Mattila:

   I can tell you that from old-time party regulars — people that traditionally and typically support Congresswoman Herrera Beutler — all the way down to your average ordinary everyday Republican voter, I can report to you that there is a lot of anger in the ranks because of her impeachment vote.

3. Toby Harries:

   I just lost the lift and I didn't place it directly in his hand. It's my fault and I went down.

4. Yoshihito Niki:

   It’s very unlikely we’ll see cases go down after just a month, japan has been called a success story and there’s been discussion about the so-called Factor X - something that makes the Japanese more resistant to the virus - but that’s a complete fantasy.

5. Veryan Khan:

   That just means that Telegram will consider taking down bots or stickers if you complain but they refuse to take down any real people.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Down
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Down
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Down
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Down
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Down
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Down
9. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Down
10. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Down
11. ^ CrunchBase
    https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/down
12. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html