down

Adjective
  1. Being or moving lower in position or less in some value (synset 302501639)
    "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"
    also:
    • low - literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
    • descending - coming down or downward
    similar to:
    • behind - having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
    • downbound - heading in any direction that is conventionally down
    • downcast - directed downward
    • downfield - toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field
    • downward - on or toward a surface regarded as a base
    • fallen - having dropped by the force of gravity
    • set - being below the horizon
    • thrown - caused to fall to the ground
    • weak - tending downward in price
  2. Extending or moving from a higher to a lower place (synset 302495926)
    "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream"
    similar to: descending - coming down or downward
    same as: downward
  3. Becoming progressively lower (synset 302497092)
    "the down trend in the real estate market"
    similar to: falling - becoming lower or less in degree or value
  4. Being put out by a strikeout (synset 302069082)
    "two down in the bottom of the ninth"
    similar to: out - not allowed to continue to bat or run
  5. Understood perfectly (synset 301755101)
    "had his algebra problems down"
    similar to: perfect - being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
    same as: down pat, mastered
  6. Lower than previously (synset 301215539)
    "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"
    similar to: low - less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
    same as: depressed
  7. Shut (synset 301211164)
    "the shades were down"
    similar to: lowered - below the surround or below the normal position
  8. Not functioning (temporarily or permanently) (synset 300837276)
    "we can't work because the computer is down"
    similar to: inoperative - not working or taking effect
  9. Filled with melancholy and despondency (synset 300707060)
    "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"
    similar to: dejected - affected or marked by low spirits
    same as: blue, depressed, dispirited, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low, low-spirited
Noun
  1. Soft fine feathers (synset 101899202)
    is a type of: feather, plumage, plume - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
    subtypes:
    same as: down feather
  2. (American football) a complete play to advance the football (synset 100459310)
    "you have four downs to gain ten yards"
    referred to in: american football, american football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays
    is a type of: play, turn - (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
  3. English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896) (synset 110962136)
    is an instance of: doc, doctor, dr., md, medico, physician - a licensed medical practitioner
    same as: john l. h. down
  4. (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil (synset 109292247)
    domain usage: plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
    is a type of: highland, upland - elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
  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) (synset 105263175)
    is a type of: hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
    subtypes: lanugo - the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation
    same as: pile
Adverb
  1. Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position (synset 400095870)
    "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"
    same as: downward, downwardly, downwards
  2. Away from a more central or a more northerly place (synset 400096162)
    "was sent down to work at the regional office"; "worked down on the farm"; "came down for the wedding"; "flew down to Florida"
  3. Paid in cash at time of purchase (synset 400096391)
    "put ten dollars down on the necklace"
  4. From an earlier time (synset 400096782)
    "the story was passed down from father to son"
  5. To a lower intensity (synset 400096639)
    "he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black"
  6. In an inactive or inoperative state (synset 400096496)
    "the factory went down during the strike"; "the computer went down again"
Verb
  1. Drink down entirely (synset 201204994)
    "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
    is a type of: drink, imbibe - take in liquids
    same as: belt down, bolt down, drink down, kill, pop, pour down, toss off
  2. Eat up completely, as with great appetite (synset 201199565)
    "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"; "The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them"
    is a type of: eat up, finish, polish off - finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
    same as: consume, demolish, devour, go through
  3. Bring down or defeat (an opponent) (synset 201105747)
    referred to in: athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
    is a type of: defeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over
  4. Shoot at and force to come down (synset 201985293)
    "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"
    same as: land, shoot down
  5. Cause to come or go down (synset 201242426)
    "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"
    is a type of: strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
    subtypes: submarine - bring down with a blow to the legs
    same as: cut down, knock down, pull down, push down
  6. Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing (synset 200474948)
    "refine one's style of writing"
    is a type of: ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate - to make better
    subtypes:
    same as: fine-tune, polish, refine

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