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down in the mouth

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down

1  [doun]
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–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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mouth

  [n. mouth; v. mouth] noun, plural mouths  [mouthz] , verb
–noun
1. Anatomy, Zoology.
a. the opening through which an animal or human takes in food.
b. the cavity containing the structures used in mastication.
c. the structures enclosing or being within this cavity, considered as a whole.
2. the masticating and tasting apparatus.
3. a person or animal dependent on someone for sustenance: another mouth to feed.
4. the oral opening or cavity considered as the source of vocal utterance.
5. utterance or expression: to give mouth to one's thoughts.
6. talk, esp. loud, empty, or boastful talk: That man is all mouth.
7. disrespectful talk or language; back talk; impudence.
8. a grimace made with the lips.
9. an opening leading out of or into any cavity or hollow place or thing: the mouth of a cave; a bottle's mouth.
10. the outfall at the lower end of a river or stream, where flowing water is discharged, as into a lake, sea, or ocean: the mouth of the Nile.
11. the opening between the jaws of a vise or the like.
12. the lateral hole of an organ pipe.
13. the lateral blowhole of a flute.
–verb (used with object)
14. to utter in a sonorous or pompous manner, or with excessive mouth movements: to mouth a speech.
15. to form (a word, sound, etc.) with the lips without actually making an utterance: She silently mouthed her answer so as not to wake her napping child.
16. to utter or pronounce softly and indistinctly; mumble: Stop mouthing your words and speak up.
17. to put or take into the mouth, as food.
18. to press, rub, or chew at with the mouth or lips: The dog mouthed the toys.
19. to accustom (a horse) to the use of the bit and bridle.
–verb (used without object)
20. to speak sonorously and oratorically, or with excessive mouth movement.
21. to grimace with the lips.
—Verb phrase
22. mouth off, Slang.
a. to talk back; sass: He mouthed off to his mother.
b. to express one's opinions, objections, or the like in a forceful or uninhibited manner, esp. in public.
—Idioms
23. down in or at the mouth, Informal. dejected; depressed; disheartened: Ever since he lost his job, he has been looking very down in the mouth.
24. run off at the mouth, Informal. to talk incessantly or indiscreetly.
25. talk out of both sides of one's mouth, to make contradictory or untruthful statements.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE mūth; c. G Mund, ON munnr

Related forms:
mouther, noun
mouthless, adjective

Synonyms:
5. voice, speech.
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n.   pl. mouths (mouthz)

    1. The body opening through which an animal takes in food.

    2. The cavity lying at the upper end of the alimentary canal, bounded on the outside by the lips and inside by the oropharynx and containing in higher vertebrates the tongue, gums, and teeth.

    3. This cavity regarded as the source of sounds and speech.

    4. The opening to any cavity or canal in an organ or a bodily part.

    5. Utterance; voice: gave mouth to her doubts.

    6. A tendency to talk excessively or unwisely.

    7. Impudent or vulgar talk: Watch your mouth.

    8. An opening in the pipe of an organ.

    9. The opening in the mouthpiece of a flute across which the player blows.

  2. The part of the lips visible on the human face.

  3. A person viewed as a consumer of food: has three mouths to feed at home.

  4. A pout, grimace, or similar expression.

    1. Utterance; voice: gave mouth to her doubts.

    2. A tendency to talk excessively or unwisely.

    3. Impudent or vulgar talk: Watch your mouth.

    4. An opening in the pipe of an organ.

    5. The opening in the mouthpiece of a flute across which the player blows.

  6. A spokesperson: a mouthpiece.

  7. A natural opening, as the part of a stream or river that empties into a larger body of water or the entrance to a harbor, canyon, valley, or cave.

  8. The opening through which a container is filled or emptied.

  9. The opening between the jaws of a vise or other holding or gripping tool.

  10. Music

    1. An opening in the pipe of an organ.

    2. The opening in the mouthpiece of a flute across which the player blows.

v.   (mouth) mouthed, mouth·ing, mouths

v.   tr.

  1. To speak or pronounce, especially:

    1. To declare in a pompous manner; declaim: mouthing his opinions of the candidates.

    2. To utter without conviction or understanding: mouthing empty compliments.

    3. To form soundlessly: I mouthed the words as the others sang.

    4. To utter indistinctly; mumble.

  2. To take or move around in the mouth.

v.   intr.

  1. To orate affectedly; declaim.

  2. To grimace.

Phrasal Verb(s):
mouth off Slang

  1. To express one's opinions or complaints in a loud, indiscreet manner.

  2. To speak impudently; talk back.


Idiom(s):
down in/at the mouthDiscouraged; sad; dejected.

[Middle English, from Old English mūth; see men-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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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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mouth(piece)

  1. n.
    a lawyer specializing in criminal cases. (Underworld.) : I won't answer anything without my mouth right here by me.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Word Origin & History

down  (n.2)
O.E. dun "hill," from Celtic word for "hill, citadel" (cf. O.Ir. dun "hill, hill fort," and second element in place names London, Verdun, etc.), from PIE base *dheue- "to close, finish, come full circle" (cf. O.E. dun "hill," M.Du. dune "sandy hill"). Meaning "elevated rolling grassland" is from 1297.

mouth 
O.E. muþ, from P.Gmc. *munthaz (cf. O.Fris. muth, O.N. munnr, M.Du. mont, Ger. Mund, Goth. munþs "mouth"), with characteristic loss of nasal consonant in O.E. (cf. tooth, goose, etc.), from PIE *mnto-s (cf. L. mentum "chin"). In the sense of "outfall of a river" it is attested from c.1122; as the opening of anything with capacity (a bottle, cave, etc.) it is recorded from c.1200. The verb is c.1300, "to speak," from the noun. Mouthful "a lot to say" is from 1748.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mouth
Pronunciation: 'mauth
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural mouths /'mauthz/
: the natural openingthrough which food passes into the animal body and which in vertebrates is typically bounded externally by the lips and internally by the pharynx and encloses the tongue, gums, and teeth
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mouth (mouth)
n. pl. mouths (mou&phonth;z)

  1. The body opening through which an animal takes in food.

  2. The oral cavity.

  3. The opening to any cavity or canal in an organ or a bodily part.

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