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Synonyms
down

adv

  1. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position: "don't fall down"
  2. away from a more central or a more northerly place: "was sent down to work at the regional office"
  3. paid in cash at time of purchase: "put ten dollars down on the necklace"

adj

  1. being or moving lower in position or less in some value: "lay face down"
  2. becoming progressively lower: "the down trend in the real estate market"
  3. understood perfectly: "had his algebra problems down"

verb

  1. drink down entirely: "He downed three martinis before dinner"
  2. eat immoderately: "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
  3. bring down or defeat (an opponent)
  4. shoot at and force to come down: "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"

noun

  1. soft fine feathers
  2. (American football) a complete play to advance the football: "you have 4 downs to gain 10 yards"
  3. English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)
  4. (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
  5. fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)