down

adverb

\ ˈdau̇n

Definition of down

(Entry 1 of 9)

1a(1) : toward or in a lower physical position Don't look down. Pull down the blind.

(2) : to a lying or sitting position Please sit down.

(3) : toward or to the ground, floor, or bottom burned the house down fell down

b : as a down payment paid $10 down

c : on paper put down what he says

2 : in a direction that is the opposite of up: such as

a : southward traveled down to South Africa

b : to or toward a point away from the speaker or the speaker's point of reference walked down to my neighbor's house

c : in or into the stomach can't keep food down

3 : to a lesser degree, level, or rate cool down tensions Try to calm down.

4 : to or toward a lower position in a series seems to be far down on their agenda moved down in the pop charts

5a : to or in a lower or worse condition or status held down by her lack of education

b —used to indicate thoroughness or completion dusted down the housedescribed him down to his haircut

6 : from a past time stories passed down by word of mouth

7 : to or in a state of less activity or prominence scaled down our plans

8 : to a concentrated state got the report down to three pages

9 : into defeat voted the motion down

down to the ground

: perfectly, completely that suits me down to the ground

down

preposition

Definition of down (Entry 2 of 9)

: down (see down entry 1) along, around, through, toward, in, into, or on fell down the stairs write down the phone number down the years grew up down the block from each other pacing up and down the room

down

verb

downed; downing; downs

Definition of down (Entry 3 of 9)

transitive verb

1 : to cause to go or come down (see down entry 1) : such as

a : to cause to fall by or as if by shooting : bring down sense 1 downed the enemy helicopter

b : consume sense 3 downing slices of pizza

2 football : to cause (a ball) to be out of play downed the ball at the five-yard line

3 : defeat down a proposal

intransitive verb

: to go down

down

adjective

Definition of down (Entry 4 of 9)

1a(1) : occupying a low position specifically : lying on the ground down timber

(2) : directed or going downward attendance is down

b : lower in price

c football : not being in play because of wholly stopped progress or because the officials stop the play The ball was down.

d : defeated or trailing an opponent (as in points scored) down by two runs

e baseball : out two down in the top of the third inning

2a : reduced or low in activity, frequency, or intensity a down economy

b : not operating or able to function The computer is down.

c : depressed, dejected feeling a bit down also : depressing a down movie

d : sick down with flu

3 : done, finished eight down and two to go

4 : completely mastered had her lines down —often used with pat got the answers down pat

5a slang : cool sense 7 a down dude

b slang : understanding or supportive of something or someone —usually used with with trying to prove that they were down with hip-hop culture— J. E. White

6 : being on record you're down for two tickets

down

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