Dictionary definition · Down
noun
- English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)
- soft fine feathers
- (American football) a complete play to advance the football"you have four downs to gain ten yards"
- (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
verb
- drink down entirely"He downed three martinis before dinner"
- eat up completely, as with great appetite"Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
adjective
- being or moving lower in position or less in some value"lay face down"
- extending or moving from a higher to a lower place"the down staircase"
- becoming progressively lower"the down trend in the real estate market"
adverb
- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position"don't fall down"
- away from a more central or a more northerly place"was sent down to work at the regional office"
- paid in cash at time of purchase"put ten dollars down on the necklace"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).