Down Definition & Meaning
down
- adverb
- 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"
- 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"
- paid in cash at time of purchase; "put ten dollars down on the necklace"
- from an earlier time; "the story was passed down from father to son"
- to a lower intensity; "he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black"
- in an inactive or inoperative state; "the factory went down during the strike"; "the computer went down again"
- adjective
- 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"
- extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream"
- becoming progressively lower; "the down trend in the real estate market"
- being put out by a strikeout; "two down in the bottom of the ninth"
- understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down"
- lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"
- shut; "the shades were down"
- not functioning (temporarily or permanently); "we can't work because the computer is down"
- 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"
- noun
- soft fine feathers
- (American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have four downs to gain ten yards"
- English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)
- (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
- fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
- verb
- drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
- eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
- bring down or defeat (an opponent)
- shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"
- 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"
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing"
"Down" in song lyrics
See how down is used in real songs:
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"Playa from the point down"
(11/5 f/) Taydatay — Roll 'Em Up [Edit] -
"We are family but how we gonna lay it down?"
Melodie f/ 12 O'Clock — Stay With Me -
"I can get your head popped off with no money down"
1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) f/ Lil' Fame (M.O.P.) — Thugathon
Words that rhyme with down
Usage tips for "down"
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- What does down mean?
- 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" 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" paid in cash at time of purchase; "put ten dollars down on the necklace" from an earlier time; "the story was passed down from father to son" to a lower intensity
- What part of speech is down?
- Down is an adverb, an adjective, a noun, and a verb.
- How many definitions does down have?
- Down has 26 definitions across 4 parts of speech (adverb, adjective, noun, verb).