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Down is defined as going lower.

(adverb)

An example of down is when you go on an elevator from the 10th floor to the first floor.

The definition of down is unhappy, sad or depressed.

(adjective)

An example of down is when you are crying because you broke up with your boyfriend.

Down means the fluffy feathers of a bird.

(noun)

An example of down is the feathers used in a comforter on a bed.

See down in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adverb

from a higher to a lower place; toward the ground
in, on, or to a lower position or level; specif., to a sitting or reclining position
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
below the horizon
from an earlier to a later period or person: down through the years
into a low or dejected emotional condition
into a low or prostrate physical condition: to come down with a cold
in or into an inferior position or condition: held down by harsh laws
to a lower amount, value, or bulk: to come down in price
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
in a serious or earnest manner: to get down to work
completely; to the full extent: loaded down
in cash or when bought: five dollars down and the remainder in installments
in writing; on record: take down his name

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

adjective

descending; directed toward a lower position
in a lower place; on the ground
gone, brought, pulled, etc. down
1. depressed; dejected
2. Slang depressing or downbeat: a down atmosphere
dejected; discouraged
prostrate; ill
completed; finished: four down, six to go
inoperative: the computer is down
characterized by low or falling prices
Slang
1. nice, good, excellent, etc.
2. sophisticated, stylish, etc.; cool; hip
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

down or downward, along, through, into, or upon: down the street, down the chimney, down the river, down the stairs

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

Rare to go, come, or get down

noun

a downward movement or depressed condition; defeat, misfortune, etc.
☆ 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
Slang a barbiturate or other depressant drug; downer

noun

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

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

noun

an expanse of open, high, grassy land: usually used in pl.

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

former county of E Northern Ireland: c. 952 sq mi (2,466 sq km)
district in E Northern Ireland, in the S part of the former county: 249 sq mi (645 sq km); pop. 58,000

down: downhill

See down in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb

a. From a higher to a lower place or position: hiked down from the peak.
b. Toward, to, or on the ground, floor, or bottom: tripped and fell down.
In or into a sitting, kneeling, or reclining position: knelt down; lying down.
Toward or in the south; southward: flew down to Florida.
a. Away from a place considered central or a center of activity, such as a city or town: down on the farm; sent down to work at the firm's regional office.
b. Away from the present place.
To a specific location or source: tracking a rumor down.
Toward or at a low or lower point on a scale: from the biggest down to the smallest.
a. To or in a quiescent or subdued state: calmed down.
b. In or into an inactive or inoperative state: The generators went down at midnight.
To or at a lower intensity.
To or into a lower or inferior condition, as of subjection, defeat, or disgrace.
To an extreme degree; heavily: worn down by worry.
Seriously or vigorously: get down to the project at hand.
From earlier times or people: tradition handed down from one generation to the next.
To a reduced or concentrated form: pared the term paper down to five pages.
In writing; on paper: wrote the statement down.
In partial payment at the time of purchase: put ten dollars down on the necklace.
Into or toward a secure position: nailed down the boards; bolted the furniture down.

adjective

a. Moving or directed downward: a down elevator.
b. Low or lower: Stock prices were down today.
c. Reduced; diminished: The wind is down.
Afflicted; sick: She's down with a bad cold.
Malfunctioning or not operating, especially temporarily: The computer is down.
Low in spirits; depressed: feeling down today.
a. Sports & Games Trailing an opponent: a team down 20 points in the last quarter; down two pawns in the endgame.
b. Football Not in play: The ball is down on the 50-yard line.
c. Football Not permitted to advance further in the play because forward progress has stopped, especially by being tackled. Used of a ball carrier.
d. Baseball Retired; out: two down in the last of the ninth.
Completed; done: three down, two to go.
Learned or known perfectly: had the algebra problems down.
Slang Having knowledge of; aware: “He was not, I detected, ‘down with the revolution’” (Clarence Page).
Slang Of high quality; excellent.

preposition

In a descending direction along, upon, into, or through: rolled down the hill; floating down the river; went down cellar.
Along the course of: walking down the street.
In or at: The cans are stored down cellar.

noun

A downward movement; descent.
Football Any of a series of four plays during which a team must advance at least ten yards to retain possession of the ball.

verb downed, down·ing, downs

verb, transitive

To bring, put, strike, or throw down: downed his opponent in the first round.
To swallow hastily; gulp: downed the glass of water.
Football To put (the ball) out of play by touching it to the ground.

verb, intransitive

To go or come down; descend.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English doun

Origin: , from Old English -dūne (as in ofdūne, downwards)

Origin: , from dūne

Origin: , dative of dūn, hill; see dheuə- in Indo-European roots

noun

Fine, soft, fluffy feathers forming the first plumage of a young bird and underlying the contour feathers in certain adult birds.
Botany A covering of soft, short hairs, as on some leaves or fruit.
A soft, silky, or feathery substance, such as the first growth of a human beard.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English doun

Origin: , from Old Norse dūnn

noun

An expanse of rolling, grassy, treeless upland used for grazing. Often used in the plural.
often Down Any of several breeds of sheep having short wool, originally bred in the Downs of southern England.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English doune

Origin: , from Old English dūn, hill; see dheuə- in Indo-European roots

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