down
— Adverb
– English
~ from an earlier time; "the story was passed down from father to son"
down
— Adverb
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~ 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"
down
— Adjective
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~ lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"
down
— Adjective
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~ shut; "the shades were down"
down
— Adjective
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~ 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"
down
— Adjective
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~ being put out by a strikeout; "two down in the bottom of the ninth"
down
— Adjective
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~ understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down"
down
— Adjective
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~ not functioning (temporarily or permanently); "we can't work because the computer is down"
down
— Adjective
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~ extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream"
down
— Adjective
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~ 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"
down
— Adjective
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~ becoming progressively lower; "the down trend in the real estate market"
Down
— Noun
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~ English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)
down
— Noun
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~ (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
down
— Noun
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~ fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
down
— Noun
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~ (American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have four downs to gain ten yards"
down-bow
— Noun
– English
~ a downward stroke from the heel to the tip of the bow