down

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/daʊn/

noun 9verb 6adv 5prep 5adj 5

Collocations

ADJ.

apt, bad, better, eastern, extra, fetching, long, new

The eastern down was soft and warm, perfect for filling the winter duvet.

VERB + DOWN

break, calmed, can't, cools, cut, hands, jumped, let

She calmed down after the teacher explained what happened during the test.

DOWN + NOUN

bed, cheeks, cotton-thi, expenses, hill, luck, others, people

We need to cut down expenses if we want to save money this year.

PREP.

from, in, on, upon, without

The old tree fell down on the house during the storm last night.

ADV.

only, rapidly

The stock market index fell down only slightly during the economic uncertainty last week.

Definitions

adv

From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.

The cat jumped down from the table.

She was so mad she wouldn't speak to me for quite a spell, but at last I coaxed her into going up to Miss Emmeline's room and fetching down a tintype of the missing Deacon man.

To or towards what is considered the bottom of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically lower.

Go down to the bottom of the page.

As I lay on my back, a pain shot down from my neck to my waist.

At a lower or further place or position along a set path.

His place is farther down the road.

The company was well down the path to bankruptcy.

To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).

I went down to Miami for a conference.

Away from the city (regardless of direction).

He went down to Cavan.

down on the farm

prep

From the higher end to the lower of.

The ball rolled down the hill.

We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine. We passed on the way the van of the guests from Asquith.

From north to south of.

We sailed down the eastern seaboard.

Towards the mouth of (a river); in the direction of flow of.

In this game we float sticks down the river.

From one end to another of (in any direction); along.

The bus went down the street.

They walked down the beach holding hands.

At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).

I'll see you later down the pub.

adj

Facing downwards.

Turn the cloth over so that the patterned side is down.

You win a dollar if the down side of the card is different to the up side; otherwise, you lose a dollar.

At a lower level than before.

The stock market is down.

Prices are down.

Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.

Mary seems very down since she split up with her boyfriend.

Been down so long it seems like up to me

Sick, wounded, or damaged:

He is down with the flu.

Sick, wounded, or damaged:

We have an officer down outside the suspect's house.

There are three soldiers down and one walking wounded.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or de

pile

verb — improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

polish
refine
fine-tune

verb — eat up completely, as with great appetite

verb — drink down entirely

verb — shoot at and force to come down

land

adjective — understood perfectly

mastered

adverb — spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level o

downwards
downward
downwardly

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

put down

To insult, belittle, or demean.

They frequently put down their little sister for walking slowly.

turn down

To refuse, decline, or deny.

He turned down all our offers of help.

dumb down

To convey some subject matter in simple terms, avoiding technical or academic language, especially in a way that is considered condescending.

The public won't understand this concept. We need to dumb down our explanation of it.

wolf down

To consume (food) quickly or greedily, without regard for table manners.

He wolfed down a ham sandwich.

drill down

To examine something on a more detailed level.

The issue can be drilled down to a simple yes or no.

Example Bank

The cat jumped down from the table.

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She was so mad she wouldn't speak to me for quite a spell, but at last I coaxed her into going up to Miss Emmeline's room and fetching down a tintype of the missing Deacon man.

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To her humiliation Jessamy found there were tears trickling down her cheeks.

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The ball rolled down the hill.

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We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine. We passed on the way the van of the guests from Asquith.

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We sailed down the eastern seaboard.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, down is marked as informal, slang, figuratively, dated, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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