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down

1  [doun]
Use Down on in a Sentence
–adverb
1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
2. on or to the ground, floor, or bottom: He fell down.
3. to or in a sitting or lying position.
4. to or in a position, area, or district considered lower, esp. from a geographical or cartographic standpoint, as to the south, a business district, etc.: We drove from San Francisco down to Los Angeles.
5. to or at a lower value or rate.
6. to a lesser pitch or volume: Turn down the radio.
7. in or to a calmer, less active, or less prominent state: The wind died down.
8. from an earlier to a later time: from the 17th century down to the present.
9. from a greater to a lesser strength, amount, etc.: to water down liquor.
10. in an attitude of earnest application: to get down to work.
11. on paper or in a book: Write down the address.
12. in cash at the time of purchase; at once: We paid $50 down and $20 a month.
13. to the point of defeat, submission, inactivity, etc.: They shouted down the opposition.
14. in or into a fixed or supine position: They tied down the struggling animal.
15. to the source or actual position: The dogs tracked down the bear.
16. into a condition of ill health: He's come down with a cold.
17. in or into a lower status or condition: kept down by lack of education.
18. Nautical. toward the lee side, so as to turn a vessel to windward: Put the helm down!
19. Slang. on toast (as used in ordering a sandwich at a lunch counter or restaurant): Give me a tuna down.
–preposition
20. in a descending or more remote direction or place on, over, or along: They ran off down the street.
–adjective
21. downward; going or directed downward: the down escalator.
22. being at a low position or on the ground, floor, or bottom.
23. toward the south, a business district, etc.
24. associated with or serving traffic, transportation, or the like, directed toward the south, a business district, etc.: the down platform.
25. downcast; depressed; dejected: You seem very down today.
26. ailing, esp., sick and bedridden: He's been down with a bad cold.
27. being the portion of the full price, as of an article bought on the installment plan, that is paid at the time of purchase or delivery: a payment of $200 down.
28. Football. (of the ball) not in play.
29. behind an opponent or opponents in points, games, etc.: The team won the pennant despite having been down three games in the final week of play.
30. Baseball. out.
31. losing or having lost the amount indicated, esp. at gambling: After an hour at poker, he was down $10.
32. having placed one's bet: Are you down for the fourth race?
33. finished, done, considered, or taken care of: five down and one to go.
34. out of order: The computer has been down all day.
–noun
35. a downward movement; descent.
36. a turn for the worse; reverse: The business cycle experienced a sudden down.
37. Football.
a. 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.
b. the declaring of the ball as down or out of play, or the play immediately preceding this.
38. Slang. an order of toast at a lunch counter or restaurant.
39. Slang. downer (defs. 1a, b).
–verb (used with object)
40. to put, knock, or throw down; subdue: He downed his opponent in the third round.
41. to drink down, esp. quickly or in one gulp: to down a tankard of ale.
42. Informal. to defeat in a game or contest: The Mets downed the Dodgers in today's game.
43. to cause to fall from a height, esp. by shooting: Antiaircraft guns downed ten bombers.
–verb (used without object)
44. to go down; fall.
–interjection
45. (used as a command to a dog to stop attacking, to stop jumping on someone, to get off a couch or chair, etc.): Down, Rover!
46. (used as a command or warning to duck, take cover, or the like): Down! They're starting to shoot!
—Idioms
47. down and out, down-and-out.
48. down cold or pat, mastered or learned perfectly: Another hour of studying and I'll have the math lesson down cold.
49. down in the mouth, discouraged; depressed; sad.
50. down on, Informal. hostile or averse to: Why are you so down on sports?
51. down with!
a. away with! cease!: Down with tyranny!
b. on or toward the ground or into a lower position: Down with your rifles!
Origin:
bef. 1100; ME doune, OE dūne, aph. var. of adūne for of dūne off (the) hill; see a- 2 , down 3
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down 1   (doun)   
adv.  

    1. From a higher to a lower place or position: hiked down from the peak.

    2. Toward, to, or on the ground, floor, or bottom: tripped and fell down.

    3. Away from a place considered central or a center of activity, such as a city or town: down on the farm; sent down to work at the firm's regional office.

    4. Away from the present place.

    5. To or in a quiescent or subdued state: calmed down.

    6. In or into an inactive or inoperative state: The generators went down at midnight.

  2. In or into a sitting, kneeling, or reclining position: knelt down; lying down.

  3. Toward or in the south; southward: flew down to Florida.

    1. Away from a place considered central or a center of activity, such as a city or town: down on the farm; sent down to work at the firm's regional office.

    2. Away from the present place.

    3. To or in a quiescent or subdued state: calmed down.

    4. In or into an inactive or inoperative state: The generators went down at midnight.

  5. To a specific location or source: tracking a rumor down.

  6. Toward or at a low or lower point on a scale: from the biggest down to the smallest.

    1. To or in a quiescent or subdued state: calmed down.

    2. In or into an inactive or inoperative state: The generators went down at midnight.

  8. To or at a lower intensity.

  9. To or into a lower or inferior condition, as of subjection, defeat, or disgrace.

  10. To an extreme degree; heavily: worn down by worry.

  11. Seriously or vigorously: get down to the project at hand.

  12. From earlier times or people: tradition handed down from one generation to the next.

  13. To a reduced or concentrated form: pared the term paper down to five pages.

  14. In writing; on paper: wrote the statement down.

  15. In partial payment at the time of purchase: put ten dollars down on the necklace.

  16. Into or toward a secure position: nailed down the boards; bolted the furniture down.

adj.  

    1. Moving or directed downward: a down elevator.

    2. Low or lower: Stock prices were down today.

    3. Reduced; diminished: The wind is down.

    4. Sports & Games Trailing an opponent: a team down 20 points in the last quarter; down two pawns in the endgame.

    5. Football Not in play: The ball is down on the 50-yard line.

    6. Football Not permitted to advance further in the play because forward progress has stopped, especially by being tackled. Used of a ball carrier.

    7. Baseball Retired; out: two down in the last of the ninth.

  2. Afflicted; sick: She's down with a bad cold.

  3. Malfunctioning or not operating, especially temporarily: The computer is down.

  4. Low in spirits; depressed: feeling down today.

    1. Sports & Games Trailing an opponent: a team down 20 points in the last quarter; down two pawns in the endgame.

    2. Football Not in play: The ball is down on the 50-yard line.

    3. Football Not permitted to advance further in the play because forward progress has stopped, especially by being tackled. Used of a ball carrier.

    4. Baseball Retired; out: two down in the last of the ninth.

  6. Completed; done: three down, two to go.

  7. Learned or known perfectly: had the algebra problems down.

  8. Slang Having knowledge of; aware: "He was not, I detected, 'down with the revolution'" (Clarence Page).

  9. Slang Of high quality; excellent.

prep.  

  1. In a descending direction along, upon, into, or through: rolled down the hill; floating down the river; went down cellar.

  2. Along the course of: walking down the street.

  3. In or at: The cans are stored down cellar.

n.  

  1. A downward movement; descent.

  2. Football Any of a series of four plays during which a team must advance at least ten yards to retain possession of the ball.

v.   downed, down·ing, downs

v.   tr.

  1. To bring, put, strike, or throw down: downed his opponent in the first round.

  2. To swallow hastily; gulp: downed the glass of water.

  3. Football To put (the ball) out of play by touching it to the ground.

v.   intr.
To go or come down; descend.

[Middle English doun, from Old English -dūne (as in ofdūne, downwards), from dūne, dative of dūn, hill; see dheuə- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
down (with (so))

  1. mod.
    friends with someone; to be okay or on good terms with someone. (Down = okay.) : It's okay. I'm down with Chuck.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

down  (adv.)
O.E. ofdune "downwards," from dune "from the hill," dat. of dun "hill" (see down (n.2)). Used as a preposition since 1508. Sense of "depressed mentally" is attested from 1610. Slang sense of "aware, wide awake" is attested from 1812. Computer sense is from 1965. Down-and-out is from 1889, Amer.Eng., from situation of a beaten prizefighter; downcast in the sense of "dejected" is from 1633; downpour is recorded from 1811; downright was in M.E.; downtrodden in the figurative sense of "oppressed" is from 1595. Down home (adj.) is 1931, Amer.Eng.; downplay (v.) "de-emphasize" first attested 1968; down the hatch as a toast is from 1931; down to the wire is 1901, from horse-racing. Downtown first attested 1835, Amer.Eng. Download is a computerese word from 1980. Down time is from 1952. Down-to-earth (adj.) is from 1932. Downfall "ruin" is from c.1300. Down under "Australia and New Zealand" attested from 1886; Down East "Maine" is from 1825.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

down on

Hostile or negative toward, ill-disposed to. For example, All the reviewers were down on this play, or Ever since he was injured, he's been down on skiing. [Mid-1800s] Also see down on one's luck.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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