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(adj) 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) depressed
lower than previously
the market is depressed; prices are down
understood perfectly
had his algebra problems down
(adj) downward
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
the down staircase; the downward course of the stream
(adv) 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
(noun) down feather
soft fine feathers
(noun) pile
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, John L. H. Down
English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)
(verb) polish, refine, fine-tune
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
refine one's style of writing
(verb) consume, devour, go through
eat immoderately
Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
(verb) toss off, 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, 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, shoot down
shoot at and force to come down
the enemy landed several of our aircraft