down

  • (a) being or moving lower in position or less in some value
    • lay face down
    • the moon is down
    • our team is down by a run
    • down by a pawn
    • the stock market is down today
  • (r) spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
    • don't fall down
    • rode the lift up and skied down
    • prices plunged downward
    downward, downwardly, downwards,
  • (s) extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
    • the down staircase
    • the downward course of the stream
    downward,
  • (r) away from a more central or a more northerly place
    • was sent down to work at the regional office
    • worked down on the farm
    • came down for the wedding
    • flew down to Florida
  • (s) becoming progressively lower
    • the down trend in the real estate market
  • (r) paid in cash at time of purchase
    • put ten dollars down on the necklace
  • (s) being put out by a strikeout
    • two down in the bottom of the ninth
  • (r) from an earlier time
    • the story was passed down from father to son
  • (s) understood perfectly
    • had his algebra problems down
    down pat, mastered,
  • (r) to a lower intensity
    • he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black
  • (s) lower than previously
    • the market is depressed
    • prices are down
    depressed,
  • (r) in an inactive or inoperative state
    • the factory went down during the strike
    • the computer went down again
  • (s) shut
    • the shades were down
  • (s) not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
    • we can't work because the computer is down
  • (s) filled with melancholy and despondency
    • gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
    • gloomy predictions
    • a gloomy silence
    • took a grim view of the economy
    • the darkening mood
    • lonely and blue in a strange city
    • depressed by the loss of his job
    • a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
    • downcast after his defeat
    • feeling discouraged and downhearted
    downhearted, down in the mouth, low-spirited, dispirited, downcast, gloomy, blue, depressed, grim, low,

Nouns

  • (n) soft fine feathers down feather,
  • (n) (American football) a complete play to advance the football
    • you have four downs to gain ten yards
  • (n) English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896) John L. H. Down,
  • (n) (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
  • (n) fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) pile,

Verbs

  • (v) drink down entirely
    • He downed three martinis before dinner
    • She killed a bottle of brandy that night
    • They popped a few beer after work
    belt down, bolt down, drink down, pour down, toss off, pop, kill,
  • (v) eat immoderately
    • Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
    consume, devour, go through,
  • (v) bring down or defeat (an opponent)
  • (v) shoot at and force to come down
    • the enemy landed several of our aircraft
    shoot down, land,
  • (v) cause to come or go down
    • The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect
    • The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet
    knock down, push down, pull down, cut down,
  • (v) improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
    • refine one's style of writing
    fine-tune, refine, polish,

Synonyms

belt down bolt down drink down pour down toss off pop kill downward downwardly downwards down feather consume devour go through John L. H. Down shoot down land down pat mastered knock down push down pull down cut down pile fine-tune refine polish depressed downhearted down in the mouth low-spirited dispirited downcast gloomy blue grim low

Antonyms

up upward upwardly upwards

See also

descending low

Words of close approximity

d.o.a. DoC DoD doe dog doh DoI DoJ DoL Don DOS dot
dock dodo DOEI doer doff doge dogy Doha DoJC dole doll dolt dome Dona done dong doob doom door dopa dope dopy dork dorm dory dose doss dote dour dove doxy doze dozy
down-and-out downbeat downbound down-bow downcast downdraft Down Easter downer downfall down feather downfield downgrade downhearted downheartedness downhill downiness Downing Downing Street down in the mouth downlike download downmarket down pat down payment downplay downpour down quark downright downrightness downriver downscale downshift downside downsize downsizing downslope downspin Down's syndrome downstage downstair downstairs downstream downstroke downswing Down syndrome down the stairs downtick downtime down-to-earth downtown down town downtrodden downturn downward downward-arching downwardly downwards downward-sloping downwind downy downy ash downy birch downy brome downy bromegrass downy cheat downy chess downy ground cherry downy haw downy manzanita downy mildew downy poplar downy wood mint downy woodpecker downy yellow violet