down
Phonetic
US /daʊn/UK /daʊn/
Translations
ADVFrom a higher position to a lower one; downwards., At a lower or further place or position along a set path., As a down payment., On paper (or in a durable record)., To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps)., Away from the city (regardless of direction)., At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change., Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports)., Into a state of non-operation., To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank., In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero., Get down., Away from Oxford or Cambridge., From a remoter or higher antiquity., So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity., So as to reduce size, weight or volume., From less to greater detail., So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface., Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, permanence, or success rather than being of indefinite duration., Forward, straight ahead.
ADPFrom the higher end to the lower of., From north to south of., From one end to another of (in any direction); along., At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
ADJFacing downwards., At a lower level than before., Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low., Sick, wounded, or damaged:
Sick or ill., Sick, wounded, or damaged:
Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed., Sick, wounded, or damaged:
Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly., Sick, wounded, or damaged:
Inoperable; out of order; out of service., Having a lower score than an opponent., Out., Negative about; hostile to., Comfortable with, accepting of., Accepted, respected, or loyally participating in the (thug) community., Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining)., Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.), Downright; absolute; positive., Fallen or felled.
VERBTo knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell., To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.)., To lower; to put (something) down., To defeat; to overpower., To disparage; to put down., To go or come down; to descend., To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty., To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession., To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket., To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
NOUNA negative aspect; a downer, a downside., An act of swallowing an entire drink at once., 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., A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid., A downstairs room of a two-story house., The lightest quark with a charge number of −¹⁄₃., A grudge (on someone)., Down payment., A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland, A field, especially one used for horse racing., A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep., The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle., The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear., That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down., Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
PROPNOne of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland, usually known as County Down., A surname.
Variants
- downs: Third Person Singular, Plural
- downing: Present Participle
- downed: Past Participle, Past Tense
Examples
The relative simplicity of batteries and electric motors knocks down many of these barriers to entry
Source:www.economist.com
Chinese people work hard to change their fate, while Indians lie down and accept theirs!
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, down to the same quarantined files
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USA Today’s Top Editor Abruptly Steps Down
Source:www.nytimes.com
But overreliance on that industry also helped bring down Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Source:www.nytimes.com
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