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(adj) down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, dispirited, depressed, low, low-spirited, grim, gloomy, blue
filled with melancholy and despondency
gloomy at the thought of what he had to face; gloomy predictions; a gloomy silence; took a grim view of the economy; the darkening mood; 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
(adj) down
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
we can't work because the computer is down
(adj) down
shut
the shades were down
lower than previously
the market is depressed; prices are down
(adj) down, down pat, mastered
understood perfectly
had his algebra problems down
(adj) down
being put out by a strikeout
two down in the bottom of the ninth
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
the down staircase; the downward course of the stream
(adj) down
becoming progressively lower
the down trend in the real estate market
(adj) 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
(adv) down, downward, downwardly, downwards
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
(adv) 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
(adv) down
paid in cash at time of purchase
put ten dollars down on the necklace
(adv) down
in an inactive or inoperative state
the factory went down during the strike; the computer went down again
(adv) down
to a lower intensity
he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black
(adv) down
from an earlier time
the story was passed down from father to son
(noun) down
(American football) a complete play to advance the football
you have four downs to gain ten yards
(noun) down, down feather
soft fine feathers
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
(noun) down
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
(noun) John L. H. Down
English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)
(verb) polish, refine, fine-tune, down
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
refine one's style of writing
(verb) down
bring down or defeat (an opponent)
(verb) consume, down, devour, go through
eat immoderately
Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
(verb) toss off, down, drink down, belt down, bolt down, pop, pour down, kill
drink down entirely
He downed three martinis before dinner; She killed a bottle of brandy that night; They popped a few beer after work
(verb) knock down, down, cut down, pull down, push 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
(verb) land, down, shoot down
shoot at and force to come down
the enemy landed several of our aircraft