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Definition of Down

1. Noun. Soft fine feathers.

2. Verb. Drink down entirely. "They popped a few beer after work"

3. Adverb. Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position. "Prices plunged downward"

4. Adjective. Being or moving lower in position or less in some value. "The stock market is down today"

5. Adjective. Extending or moving from a higher to a lower place. "The downward course of the stream"

6. Noun. (American football) a complete play to advance the football. "You have four downs to gain ten yards"

7. Verb. Eat immoderately. "They down more bread"; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

8. Adverb. Away from a more central or a more northerly place. "Flew down to Florida"

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

10. Adjective. Becoming progressively lower. "The down trend in the real estate market"

11. Adverb. Paid in cash at time of purchase. "Put ten dollars down on the necklace"

12. Verb. Bring down or defeat (an opponent). "The fighter managed to down his opponent"

13. Adverb. From an earlier time. ; "The story was passed down from father to son"

14. Adjective. Being put out by a strikeout. "Two down in the bottom of the ninth"

15. Noun. (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil.

16. Verb. Shoot at and force to come down. "The enemy landed several of our aircraft"

17. Verb. Cause to come or go down. "The fighter managed to down his opponent"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"

18. Adverb. To a lower intensity. "He slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black"

19. Noun. Fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs).

20. Adjective. Understood perfectly. "Had his algebra problems down"

21. Verb. Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing. "Refine one's style of writing"

22. Adverb. In an inactive or inoperative state. "The computer went down again"

23. Adjective. Lower than previously. "Prices are down"

24. Adjective. Shut. "The shades were down"

25. Adjective. Not functioning (temporarily or permanently). "We can't work because the computer is down"

26. Adjective. Filled with melancholy and despondency. "Feeling discouraged and downhearted"

Definition of Down

1. n. Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool

2. v. t. To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.

3. n. 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.

4. adv. 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.

5. prep. 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.

6. v. t. To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down.

7. v. i. To go down; to descend.

8. a. Downcast; as, a down look.

Definition of Down

1. Proper noun. One of the counties of Northern Ireland ¹

2. Noun. (archaic except in place-names) Hill, rolling grassland ¹

3. Noun. (context: usually plural) Field, especially for racing. ¹

4. Adverb. (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. ¹

5. Adverb. (comparable) At a lower place or position. ¹

6. Adverb. South (as south is at the bottom of typical maps). ¹

7. Adverb. (Ireland) Away from the city (even if the location is to the North). ¹

8. Adverb. Into a state of non-operation. ¹

9. Adverb. (rail transport) The direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero. ¹

10. Adverb. (context: sentence substitute) Get down. ¹

11. Adverb. (UK academia) Away from Oxford or Cambridge. ¹

12. Preposition. From the higher end to the lower of. ¹

13. Preposition. From one end to another of. ¹

14. Adjective. Depressed, feeling low. ¹

15. Adjective. On a lower level than before. ¹

16. Adjective. Having a lower score than an opponent. ¹

17. Adjective. (colloquial) With "on", negative about, hostile to ¹

18. Adjective. (not comparable US slang)Frequently used prior to "with", relaxed about, accepting of ¹

19. Adjective. (not comparable) Inoperable; out of order; out of service. ¹

20. Adjective. Of a task; finished in phrases like: ¹

21. Adjective. Committed to memory; memorised, in phrases like: ¹

22. Verb. (transitive) To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty. ¹

23. Verb. (transitive) To cause to come down. ¹

24. Verb. (transitive pocket billiards) To put a ball in a pocket; to pot a ball. ¹

25. Verb. (transitive American football) To bring a play to an end by touching the ball to the ground or while it is on the ground. ¹

26. Verb. (transitive) To write off; to make fun of. ¹

27. Noun. a negative aspect; a downer. ¹

28. Noun. (context: dated) A grudge ((term on) someone). ¹

29. Noun. An act of swallowing an entire drink in one. ¹

30. Noun. (context: American football) A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball ''is down'', or ''is downed''. ¹

31. Noun. (context: crosswords) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid. ¹

32. Noun. Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Down

1. to cause to fall [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Down

1. Fine, soft feathers, soft, fine hair. (04 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Down

dowier dowiest dowing dowitcher dowitchers dowl dowlas dowlases dowle dowles

dowless dowlne dowlnes dowlney dowls down (current term) down(a) down(p) down- down-and-out

down-and-outer down-and-outers down-at-heel down-bow down-gyved down-home down-line down-low down-regulation down-set

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