Down (adjective)
definition:
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
Synonyms
DownwardDown (adjective)
definition:
becoming progressively lower
Down (adjective)
definition:
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
example:
"we can't work because the computer is down"
Down (adjective)
definition:
shut
example:
"the shades were down"
Down (adjective)
definition:
understood perfectly
example:
"I had my algebra problems down."
Down (adjective)
definition:
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
example:
"lay face down"
Down (adjective)
definition:
filled with melancholy and despondency
Synonyms
LowDown (adjective)
definition:
lower than previously
Synonyms
DepressedDown (adjective)
definition:
being put out by a strikeout
Down (adverb)
definition:
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
example:
"don't fall down"
Down (adverb)
definition:
away from a more central or a more northerly place
example:
"was sent down to work at the regional office"
Down (adverb)
definition:
paid in cash at time of purchase
example:
"put ten dollars down on the necklace"
Down (adverb)
definition:
in an inactive or inoperative state
example:
"the factory went down during the strike"
Down (adverb)
definition:
to a lower intensity
example:
"The stagehand slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black."
Down (adverb)
definition:
from an earlier time
example:
"the story was passed down from father to son"
Down (noun)
definition:
a complete play to advance the football, in American football
example:
"You have four downs to gain ten yards."
Down (noun)
definition:
soft fine feathers
Synonyms
Down FeatherDown (noun)
definition:
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
Synonyms
PileDown (noun)
definition:
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
Down (verb)
definition:
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
Down (verb)
definition:
bring down or defeat (an opponent)
Down (verb)
definition:
eat immoderately
example:
"Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
Synonyms
Go ThroughDown (verb)
definition:
drink down entirely
example:
"They downed three martinis before dinner."
Synonyms
KillDown (verb)
definition:
cause to come or go down
example:
"The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"
Down (verb)
definition:
shoot at and force to come down
