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Down
adverb 1.Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position. Synonyms: downward, downwardly, downwards. "Rode the lift up and skied down" , "Prices plunged downward" 2.Away from a more central or a more northerly place. "Worked down on the farm" , "Came down for the wedding" , "Flew down to Florida" 3.Paid in cash at time of purchase. 6.In an inactive or inoperative state. "The computer went down again" noun 2.(American football) a complete play to advance the football. 3.English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896). Synonym: John L. H. Down. 4.(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil. 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). Synonym: pile. adjective 1.Being or moving lower in position or less in some value. "The moon is down" , "Our team is down by a run" , "Down by a pawn" , "The stock market is down today" 2.Extending or moving from a higher to a lower place. Synonym: downward. "The downward course of the stream" 3.Becoming progressively lower. 4.Being put out by a strikeout. 6.Lower than previously. Synonym: depressed. "Prices are down" 8.Not functioning (temporarily or permanently). 9.Filled with melancholy and despondency. Synonyms: blue, depressed, dispirited, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low, low-spirited. "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" verb (past & past part. downed; pres. part. downing) 3.Bring down or defeat (an opponent).
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