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Princeton's WordNet

  1. get downverb

    lower (one's body) as by kneeling

    "Get down on your knees!"

  2. lower, take down, let down, get down, bring downverb

    move something or somebody to a lower position

    "take down the vase from the shelf"

  3. unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get downverb

    alight from (a horse)

  4. swallow, get downverb

    pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

    "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"

  5. depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoraliseverb

    lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

    "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"

  6. write down, set down, get down, put downverb

    put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.

  7. get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commenceverb

    take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

    "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

Wiktionary

  1. get downverb

    To bring or come down; descend.

  2. get downverb

    To concentrate; attend.

  3. get downverb

    To depress; discourage; fatigue.

  4. get downverb

    To swallow.

  5. get downverb

    To relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment.

  6. get downverb

    To duck or take cover, usually to avoid harm. Commonly used as a caution or warning in the imperative.

  7. get downverb

    To dance with abandon.

  8. get downverb

    To leave the table after dining.

Wikipedia

  1. Get Down

    Get Down is the debut single by Canadian boy band b4-4. It was released in May 2000 as the first single from their debut self-titled album. The song was very successful in Canada, peaking at number 4 on Canada's Singles Chart. The song was written and produced by Jason Levine and James McCollum, who were nominated for "Best Producer" at the 2001 Juno Awards for their work on the track. The song was featured on MuchDance 2001.

ChatGPT

  1. get down

    "Get down" is an idiomatic phrase with multiple meanings depending on the context. Essentially, it can mean: 1. To lower one's body to the ground or a lower position. 2. To start to concentrate on something, especially work. 3. To move from a higher to a lower place or position. 4. In a partying or dance context, it refers to start dancing or partying. 5. It can also refer to feeling depressed or unhappy. Moreover, in music, "get down" might refer to a part of a song that incites excitement or energy.

Wikidata

  1. Get Down

    "Get Down" is the third and final single released from Nas' 2002 album God's Son. It features descriptive storytelling by Nas and funk-based production by Nas and Salaam Remi. In addition to elements of Funky Drummer, the track samples "The Boss" by James Brown which was previously made famous by the West Coast rapper Ice-T on his 1990 single "You Played Yourself"; the same sample was used in Poor Righteous Teachers' song "Word from the Wise" and Lord Finesse's "Bad Mutha". It was not as popular as Nas' previous two singles from God's Son, but still reached #76 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of get down in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of get down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of get down in a Sentence

  1. Ben Howland:

    It was a tough loss and we’ve said that too many times this year, we outboarded them by 18, but we had too many turnovers( 20). I blame Mississippi State coach Ben Howland for the looks we did n’t get down the stretch.

  2. Joe Biden:

    So gas is up and food is up, which we're going to get down come hell or high water, inflation -- it's sapping the strength of a lot of families.

  3. Kevin Klein:

    Maybe earlier in the year, you get a bounce like that and you get down on yourself, i thought the resilience our team showed, not to let up, we just turned to each other and said, 'Just keep going.'.

  4. Brian Sherwen:

    They've done very well to get down in the open water.

  5. Irene Arreola:

    It's getting harder and harder every day as far as missing her, the hurt that we feel. But also with the anger that's unfolding before our eyes, we have to speak for all these children, all these families. We have to make things right, we need to get down to the bottom of everything that has happened and find out the truth.


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