Definition
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| bring down or defeat (an opponent) |
| 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" |
| 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" |
| eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" |
| paid in cash at time of purchase; "put ten dollars down on the necklace" |
| 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" |
| in an inactive or inoperative state; " |
| in an inactive or inoperative state; "the factory went down during the strike"; "the computer went down again" |
| to a lower intensity; "he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black" |
| drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" |
| from an earlier time; "the story was passed down from father to son" |
| 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" |
| (American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have four downs to gain ten yards" |
| shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft" |
| soft |
| not functioning (temporarily or permanently); "we can't work because the computer is down" |
| shut; "the shades were down" |
| improve or perfect by pruning or pol |
| (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil |
| English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896) |
| lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down" |
| understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down" |
| improve or perfect |
| being put out by a strikeout; "two down in the bottom of the ninth" |
| extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream" |
| becoming progressively lower; "the down trend in the real estate market" |
| soft fine feathers |
| fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) |
| improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; |
| 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" |
| spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode t |