| Noun | 1. | down - soft fine feathersfeather, plumage, plume - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds plumule - down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds | |
| 2. | down - (American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have 4 downs to gain 10 yards"turn, play - the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" American football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays | |
| 3. | Down - English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896) | |
| 4. | down - (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil | |
| 5. | down - fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)hair - dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head); helps prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair" lanugo - the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation | |
| Verb | 1. | 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"drink, imbibe - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" | |
| 2. | down - eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" | |
| 3. | down - bring down or defeat (an opponent)athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition defeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" | |
| 4. | down - shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft" | |
| 5. | down - 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"submarine - bring down with a blow to the legs strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" | |
| 6. | down - improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" | |
| Adj. | 1. | down - 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"low - literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow" up - being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up" | |
| 2. | down - becoming progressively lower; "the down trend in the real estate market"falling - becoming lower or less in degree or value; "a falling market"; "falling incomes" | |
| 3. | down - understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down"perfect - being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day" | |
| 4. | down - extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream" | |
| 5. | down - out; "two down in the last of the ninth"out, retired - not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out" | |
| 6. | down - lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"low - less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoire is low" | |
| 7. | down - shut; "the shades were down"lowered - below the surround or below the normal position; "with lowered eyes" | |
| 8. | down - cut down; "the tree is down"downed, felled - made to fall (as by striking or cutting or shooting or by illness or exhaustion); "the felled boxer lay stretched on the canvas"; "felled trees covered the hillside"; "the downed oxen lay panting in the heat"; "a downed deer" | |
| 9. | down - not functioning (temporarily or permanently); "we can't work because the computer is down" | |
| 10. | down - 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"dejected - affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful" | |
| 11. | down - the fractional price paid in cash at time of purchase; "the down payment"; "a payment of $200 down"fractional - constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety; "a fractional share of the vote"; "a partial dose" | |
| Adv. | 1. | down - spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"up, upward, upwardly, upwards - spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile" | |
| 2. | down - 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"up - to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation" | |
| 3. | down - paid in cash at time of purchase; "put ten dollars down on the necklace" | |
| 4. | down - from an earlier time; "the story was passed down from father to son" | |
| 5. | down - to a lower intensity; "he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black"up - to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume" | |
| 6. | down - in an inactive or inoperative state; "the factory went down during the strike"; "the computer went down again" | |