down

spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

• “don”
• “;”
• “;”

away from a more central or a more northerly place

• “was sent down to work at the regional office”
• “worked down on the farm”
• “came down for the wedding”
• “flew down to Florida”

paid in cash at time of purchase

• “put ten dollars down on the necklace”

from an earlier time

• “the story was passed down from father to son”

to a lower intensity

• “he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black”

in an inactive or inoperative state

• “the factory went down during the strike”
• “the computer went down again”

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”

becoming progressively lower

• “the down trend in the real estate market”

understood perfectly

• “had his algebra problems down”

extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

• “the down staircase”
• “the downward course of the stream”

out

• “two down in the last of the ninth”

lower than previously

• “the market is depressed”
• “prices are down”

shut

• “the shades were down”

cut down

• “the tree is down”

not functioning (temporarily or permanently)

• “we can”

low in spirits

• “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”

the fractional price paid in cash at time of purchase

• “the down payment”
• “a payment of $200 down”

drink down entirely

• “He downed three martinis before dinner”
• “She killed a bottle of brandy that night”
• “They popped a few beer after work”

eat immoderately

• “Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal”

bring down or defeat (an opponent)

shoot at and force to come down

• “the enemy landed several of our aircraft”

cause to come or go down

• “The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect”
• “The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet”

improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

• “refine one”

soft fine feathers

(American football) a complete play to advance the football

• “you have four downs to gain ten yards”

English physician who first described Down''s syndrome (1828-1896)

(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)