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adv.

1) from higher to lower; toward or into a lower position or level:

Tell him to come down[/ex]

2) on or to the ground, floor, or the like:

to fall down[/ex]

3) to or in a sitting or lying position

4) to an area or district considered lower from a geographical standpoint, esp. southward:

We drove down to San Diego[/ex]

5) to a lower value or rate:

Slow down[/ex]

6) to a lesser pitch or volume:

Turn down the radio[/ex]

7) in or to a calmer or less active state:

The wind died down[/ex]

8) from an earlier to a later time

9) from a greater to a lesser strength, amount, etc.:

to water down a drink[/ex]

10) earnestly:

to get down to work[/ex]

11) on paper:

Write this down[/ex]

12) thoroughly; fully; completely

13) in cash at the time of purchase:

$50 down and $20 a month[/ex]

14) to the point of defeat or submission:

to shout down the opposition[/ex]

15) to the source or actual position:

to track someone down[/ex]

16) into a condition of ill health

17) in or into a lower status or condition:

kept down by lack of education[/ex]

18) cvb sts Slang. on toast (as used at a lunch counter):

Give me a tuna down[/ex]

19) in a descending or more remote direction on or along:

They ran off down the street[/ex]

20) directed downward:

the down escalator[/ex]

21) being at a low position or on the ground, floor, or bottom

22) directed toward the south, a business district, etc

23) downcast; depressed

24) cvb ailing or bedridden:

to be down with a bad cold[/ex]

25) spo Football. (of the ball) not in play

26) spo behind an opponent or opponents in points, games, etc

27) having lost the amount indicated, esp. at gambling:

to be down $10[/ex]

28) finished or taken care of:

five down and one to go[/ex]

29) out of order:

The computer is down again[/ex]

30) inf sts Slang.

a) aware; knowledgeable

b) accepted or admired; excellent

31) a downward movement; descent

32) a turn for the worse; reverse

33) spo Football.

one of a series of four plays during which a team must advance the ball at least 10 yd. (9 m) to keep possession of it

34) to knock, throw, or bring down

35) to drink down, esp. quickly

36) inf to defeat in a game or contest

37) to go down; fall

38) get down (used as a command or warning)

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Etymology: bef. 1100; ME doune, OE dūne, aph. var. of adūne for of dūne off (the) hill; see a- II, down III II

down

[[t]daʊn[/t]] n.

1) orn the soft first plumage of many young birds

2) orn the soft under plumage of birds

3) clo the under plumage of some birds, as geese and ducks, used for filling in quilts, clothing, etc., chiefly for warmth

4) bot a fine, soft pubescence on plants and some fruits

5) clo filled with down:

a down jacket[/ex]

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Etymology: 1325–75; ME downe < ON dūnn down′less, adj. down′like`, adj. III

down

[[t]daʊn[/t]] n.

1) brit. Often, downs. (esp. in southern England) open, rolling country usu. covered with grass

2) ahb. (cap.) any sheep of several breeds raised orig. in the downs of S England, as the Suffolk

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Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE dūn hill