get down

1. Lower (one's body) as by kneeling (synset 201977500)
   "Get down on your knees!"
   is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
2. Move something or somebody to a lower position (synset 201977139)
   "take down the vase from the shelf"
   causes: come down, descend, fall, go down - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
   is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
   subtypes:

   • reef - lower and bring partially inboard
   • depress - lower (prices or markets)
   • dip - lower briefly
   • incline - lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
   same as: bring down, let down, lower, take down
3. Alight from (a horse) (synset 201962311)
   referred to in: horseback riding, riding - travel by being carried on horseback
   is a type of: come down, descend, fall, go down - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
   same as: dismount, get off, light, unhorse
4. Pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking (synset 201204494)
   "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
   subtypes: bolt - swallow hastily
   same as: swallow
5. Lower someone's spirits;
   Make downhearted (synset 201818363)
   "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
   is a type of: discourage - deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
   subtypes: chill - depress or discourage
   same as: cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit
6. Put down in writing;
   Of texts, musical compositions, etc. (synset 201022365)
   is a type of: write - communicate or express by writing
   subtypes:

   • transcribe - write out from speech, notes, etc.
   • notate - put into notation, as of music or choreography
   • dash down, dash off - write down hastily
   • note, take down - make a written note of
   same as: put down, set down, write down
7. Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action (synset 200346415)
   "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"
   subtypes:

   • recommence - begin again
   • strike out - set out on a course of action
   • fall - begin vigorously
   • jump off - set off quickly, usually with success
   • get to - arrive at the point of
   • auspicate - commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck
   • attack - set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
   • break in - start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
   • launch, plunge - begin with vigor
   • come on - occur or become available
   • embark, enter - set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
   • bestir oneself, get cracking, get going, get moving, get rolling, get started, get weaving - start to be active
   same as: begin, commence, get, set about, set out, start, start out
   verb group: begin - begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language

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