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Definition of Downward
1. Adjective. Extending or moving from a higher to a lower place. "The downward course of the stream"
2. Adverb. Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position. "Prices plunged downward"
3. Adjective. On or toward a surface regarded as a base. "The downward pull of gravity"
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Definition of Downward
1. adv. From a higher place to a lower; in a descending course; as, to tend, move, roll, look, or take root, downward or downwards.
2. a. Moving or extending from a higher to a lower place; tending toward the earth or its center, or toward a lower level; declivous.
Definition of Downward
1. from a higher to a lower place [adv]