Down Meaning
There are 23 meaning(s) for word Down
Meaning 1 : English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)
Synonyms : john l. h. down
Synonyms : john l. h. down
Meaning 2 : understood perfectly
Example : had his algebra problems down
Synonyms : down pat, mastered
Example : had his algebra problems down
Synonyms : down pat, mastered
Meaning 3 : soft fine feathers
Synonyms : down feather
Synonyms : down feather
Meaning 4 : extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
Example : the down staircase,the downward course of the stream
Synonyms : downward
Example : the down staircase,the downward course of the stream
Synonyms : downward
Meaning 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)
Synonyms : pile
Synonyms : pile
Meaning 6 : spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
Example : don't fall down,rode the lift up and skied down,prices plunged downward
Synonyms : downward, downwardly, downwards
Example : don't fall down,rode the lift up and skied down,prices plunged downward
Synonyms : downward, downwardly, downwards
Meaning 8 : filled with melancholy and despondency
Example : downcast after his defeat,feeling discouraged and downhearted
Synonyms : blue, depressed, dispirited, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low, low-spirited
Example : downcast after his defeat,feeling discouraged and downhearted
Synonyms : blue, depressed, dispirited, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low, low-spirited
Meaning 9 : eat up completely, as with great appetite
Example : Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
Synonyms : consume, demolish, devour, go through
Example : Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
Synonyms : consume, demolish, devour, go through
Meaning 10 : cause to come or go down
Example : The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect,The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet
Synonyms : cut down, knock down, pull down, push down
Example : The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect,The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet
Synonyms : cut down, knock down, pull down, push down
Meaning 12 : drink down entirely
Example : He downed three martinis before dinner
Synonyms : belt down, bolt down, drink down, kill, pop, pour down, toss off
Example : He downed three martinis before dinner
Synonyms : belt down, bolt down, drink down, kill, pop, pour down, toss off
Meaning 14 : (American football) a complete play to advance the football
Example : you have four downs to gain ten yards
Example : you have four downs to gain ten yards
Meaning 15 : becoming progressively lower
Example : the down trend in the real estate market
Example : the down trend in the real estate market
Meaning 16 : being or moving lower in position or less in some value
Example : lay face down,the moon is down,our team is down by a run,down by a pawn,the stock market is down today
Example : lay face down,the moon is down,our team is down by a run,down by a pawn,the stock market is down today
Meaning 17 : being put out by a strikeout
Example : two down in the bottom of the ninth
Example : two down in the bottom of the ninth
Meaning 18 : bring down or defeat (an opponent)
Meaning 19 : not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
Example : we can't work because the computer is down
Example : we can't work because the computer is down
Meaning 20 : shut
Example : the shades were down
Example : the shades were down
Meaning 21 : (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
Meaning 22 : away from a more central or a more northerly place
Example : was sent down to work at the regional office,worked down on the farm,came down for the wedding,flew down to Florida
Example : was sent down to work at the regional office,worked down on the farm,came down for the wedding,flew down to Florida
Meaning 23 : to a lower intensity
Example : he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black
Example : he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black
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How to Pronounce Down
- daʊn