down in English

adjective

1

directed or moving toward a lower place or position.

the down escalator

2

unhappy; depressed.

he's been so down lately

synonyms: depressed, sad, unhappy, melancholy, miserable, wretched, sorrowful, gloomy, dejected, downhearted, despondent, dispirited, low, blue, down in the dumps, down in/at the mouth

3

(of a computer system) temporarily out of action or unavailable.

sorry, but the computer's down

synonyms: not working, inoperative, malfunctioning, out of order, broken, not in service, out of action, out of commission, conked out, bust, busted, (gone) kaput, on the fritz, on the blink

4

supporting or going along with someone or something.

“You going to the movies?” “Yo, I'm down.”

adverb

1

toward or in a lower place or position, especially to or on the ground or another surface.

she looked down

synonyms: toward a lower position, downward, downstairs, to the ground, to the floor, over

2

to or at a lower level of intensity, volume, or activity.

keep the noise down

3

in or into a weaker or worse position, mood, or condition.

the scandal brought down the government

4

in or into writing.

I just write down whatever comes into my head

5

(with reference to partial payment of a sum of money) made initially or on the spot.

pay $500 down and the rest at the end of the month

6

(of sailing) with the current or the wind.

7

(of the ball or a player in possession) not in play, typically because forward progress has been stopped.

The team likes his control and the way he is able to keep the ball down in the strike zone.

noun

1

a chance for a team to advance the ball, ending when the ball carrier is tackled or the ball becomes out of play. A team must advance at least ten yards in a series of four downs in order to keep possession.

That weakness should not be too great of a negative since the Texans typically do not use a nose tackle on passing downs anyway.

2

unwelcome experiences or events.

there had been more downs than ups during his years at the company

synonyms: setbacks, upsets, reverses, reversals, mishaps, vicissitudes, glitches

3

soft fine fluffy feathers that form the first covering of a young bird or an insulating layer below the contour feathers of an adult bird.

This soft down is not a real feather, but works as a temporary covering.

synonyms: soft feathers, fine hair, fluff, fuzz, floss, lint

4

a gently rolling hill.

the gentle green contours of the downs

verb

1

knock or bring to the ground.

175 enemy aircraft had been downed

synonyms: knock down/over, knock to the ground, bring down, topple, deck, floor, flatten

2

consume (something, typically a drink).

he downed a six-pack

synonyms: drink (up/down), gulp (down), guzzle, quaff, drain, chugalug, slug, finish off, knock back, put away, scarf (down/up)

preposition

1

from a higher to a lower point of (something).

up and down the stairs

synonyms: to a lower position in, to the bottom of

2

throughout (a period of time).

astrologers down the ages

synonyms: throughout, through, during

noun

1

one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, formerly an administrative area; chief town, Downpatrick.

adjective

depressed, sad, unhappy, melancholy, miserable, wretched, sorrowful, gloomy, dejected, downhearted, despondent, dispirited, low, blue, down in the dumps, down in/at the mouth
not working, inoperative, malfunctioning, out of order, broken, not in service, out of action, out of commission, conked out, bust, busted, (gone) kaput, on the fritz, on the blink
down in the mouth, dispirited, downhearted, gloomy, low-spirited, depressed, downcast, low, grim, blue
depressed
mastered
downward

adverb

toward a lower position, to the ground, downwards
toward a lower position, downward, downstairs
to the ground, to the floor, over
downwards, downwardly, downward

noun

setbacks, soft feathers, down feather, pile
setbacks, upsets, reverses, reversals, mishaps, vicissitudes, glitches
soft feathers, fine hair, fluff, fuzz, floss, lint
down feather
pile

verb

knock down/over, drink (up/down), pull down, shoot down, pop, polish, go through
knock down/over, knock to the ground, bring down, topple, deck, floor, flatten
drink (up/down), gulp (down), guzzle, quaff, drain, chugalug, slug, finish off, knock back, put away, scarf (down/up)
pull down, push down, knock down, cut down
shoot down, land
pop, drink down, bolt down, pour down, kill, belt down, toss off
polish, refine, fine-tune
go through, devour, consume

preposition

to a lower position in, along, throughout
to a lower position in, to the bottom of
along, to the other end of, from one end of —— to the other
throughout, through, during

Use "down" in a sentence

1. Cops down, cops down.

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4. Bring her down, bring her down.

5. The past participle of Break down is broken down or broke down

6. Tears rolled down I broke down cry .

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8. Similar: bowed down; loaded down; overBurdened; weighed down (heavily Burdened with work or cares)

9. Press, move down, move up, move down, release

10. He that is down, down with him. 

11. Take us down, and Papa's down the drain

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13. If the power grid's down, that means everything's down.

14. 6 He that is down, down with him. 

15. We brought his friend down to calm him down.

16. Is down 43% and violent crime is down 37%.

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18. Bummy! Lyrics: Strings / Top down, sinkin' with my thoughts now / Top down, sinkin' with my thoughts now / Top down, sinkin' with my thoughts now / Top down, top down / Young B.L., new Jean-

19. Quiet down.

20. Power's down.

21. Stay down.

22. Get down!

23. Wands down!

24. Calm down.

25. Pipe down.

26. Weapons down!

27. Stand down.

28. Stay down!

29. Stand down!

30. Slow down!

31. Blindsided Lyrics: Bike down / Down to the downtown / Down to the lock down / Boards, nails lie around / I crouch like a crow / Contrasting the snow / …

32. Right down!

33. Guards down.

34. Kneel down!

35. Head down!

36. calm down!

37. Get down.

38. Everyone down!

39. Down, Kim!

40. Slow down.

41. Settle down.

42. Thumbs down!

43. Weapons down.

44. She lives down at the nursing home down the block.

45. If I go down, you guys go down with me.

46. Down, comrades ! Down! The enemy bomber is shooting at us!

47. Bog down To slow down or burden someone or something

48. If I'm not kicking down doors, I'm smashing down walls.

49. He sank down and down, sensing that all hope was gone.

50. We take a breath, we slow down, shit inevitably goes down.