down

adverb

1. from a higher to a lower place; toward the ground
2. in, on, or to a lower position or level; specif., to a sitting or reclining position
3. 1. in or to a place thought of as lower or below; often, specif., southward to go down to Florida
   2. out of one's hand put it down
4. below the horizon
5. from an earlier to a later period or person down through the years
6. into a low or dejected emotional condition
7. into a low or prostrate physical condition to come down with a cold
8. in or into an inferior position or condition held down by harsh laws
9. to a lower amount, value, or bulk to come down in price
10. 1. to a less excited or active condition; into a tranquil or quiet state to settle down
    2. to a lower volume of sound turn down the radio
11. in a serious or earnest manner to get down to work
12. completely; to the full extent loaded down
13. in cash or when bought five dollars down and the remainder in installments
14. in writing; on record take down his name

Etymology: ME doun < adune, adown < OE adune, ofdune, from the hill < a-, of-, off, from + dune, dat. of dun, hill: see down

adjective

1. descending; directed toward a lower position
2. in a lower place; on the ground
3. gone, brought, pulled, etc. down
4. 1. depressed; dejected
   2. Slang depressing or downbeat a down atmosphere
5. dejected; discouraged
6. prostrate; ill
7. completed; finished four down, six to go
8. inoperative the computer is down
9. characterized by low or falling prices
10. Slang
    1. nice, good, excellent, etc.
    2. sophisticated, stylish, etc.; cool; hip
11. Sports
    1. ☆ no longer in play: said of a football
    2. trailing an opponent by a specified number of points, strokes, etc.
    3. ☆ Baseball put out

transitive verb

1. 1. to put, bring, get, throw, or knock down
   2. to defeat, as in a game
2. to gulp or eat rapidly

intransitive verb

noun

1. a downward movement or depressed condition; defeat, misfortune, etc.
2. ☆ Football
   1. one of four consecutive plays in which a team, in order to keep possession of the ball, must either score or advance the ball at least ten yards
   2. the declaring of the ball as down, or no longer in play
3. Slang a barbiturate or other depressant drug; downer

noun

1. soft, fluffy feathers, as the outer covering on young birds or an inner layer of feathers on adult birds
2. soft, fine hair or hairy growth

Etymology: ME doun < ON dūnn, akin to Goth dauns, fume < IE base *dheu-, to fly like dust, be turbid: see dull

noun

Etymology: ME doun < OE dun, a hill, akin to ODu duna, LowG düne, sandhill: see dune