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Down

speaker

Meaning

Adv

●
From a higher
to a lower one; downwards.
●
At a lower or further place or
along a set path.
●
As a down payment.
●
On
(or in a
record).
●
To the
(as
is
maps).
●
Away from the
(
direction).
●
At or towards any place that is
as 'down'
local
or local
, or
,
or
change.
●
In Sports:
Towards the opponent's
(in ball-sports).
●
Into a state of non-operation.
●
To a
or less
or rank.
●
In Rail transportation & Directions:
In the
from the
,
from
zero.
●
Get down.
●
In British English:
Away from Oxford or Cambridge.
●
From a
or higher antiquity.
●
So
, level or intensity.
●
So
reduce
,
or volume.
●
From less to
detail.
●
So
or
the
,
, or other (usually
) surface.
●
Used with
to
that the
of the
was
to some state of
,
, or
being of
duration.
●
Forward,
ahead.

Prep

●
From the higher end to the lower of.
●
From
to
of.
●
From one end to another of (in any
); along.
●
At (a
that is seen as
from
present
or other point of reference).

Adj

●
Facing downwards.
●
At a lower level than before.
●
Sad,
,
,
low.
●
  • Sick,
    , or damaged:
  • Sick or ill.
  • Inoperable;
    ;
    service.
    • ●
    In Law enforcement & Military:
  • Sick,
    , or damaged:
  • Wounded and unable to
    , or killed.
    • ●
    In Aviation & Military:
  • Sick,
    , or damaged:
  • Mechanically
    ,
    ,
    , or otherwise
    unable to fly.
    • ●
    Having a lower
    than an opponent.
    ●
    In Baseball & Cricket:
    Out.
    ●
    Negative about;
    to.
    ●
    In American English & Canadian English:
    Comfortable with,
    of.
    ●
    In African-American Vernacular English:
    Accepted,
    , or
    in the (thug) community.
    ●
    Finished (of a
    );
    or
    (of an
    or
    );
    (of time). Often
    with
    (remaining).
    ●
    Thoroughly
    ,
    or
    ;
    . (Compare down pat.)
    ●
    Downright;
    ; positive.
    ●
    Fallen or felled.

    Verb

    ●
  • To
    (someone
    ) down; to cause to
    ; to fell.
  • Specifically, to cause (something
    ) to
    ; to
    (with a
    etc.).
    • ●
    To lower; to
    (something) down.
    ●
    To
    ; to overpower.
    ●
    In Hair:
    To
    ; to
    down.
    ●
    To go or
    ; to descend.
    ●
    To
    or
    , especially without
    before the
    the
    is empty.
    ●
    In Canadian football & Football (American):
    To
    (the
    )
    ,
    by
    the
    while in possession.
    ●
    In Golf:
    To
    (a
    ) into a
    or pocket.
    ●
    To
    ,
    ,
    , or
    with down.

    Noun

    ●
    A
    ; a
    , a downside.
    ●
    A
    (on someone).
    ●
    An
    of
    an
    at once.
    ●
    In Football (American):
    A
    , from the time the
    is
    (the
    ) to the time the
    is
    (
    ) when the
    is down, or is downed.
    ●
    A
    whose
    in the grid.
    ●
    A
    of a two-story house.
    ●
    Down payment.
    ●
    The
    with a
    number of −¹⁄₃.
    ●
    A
    , especially a
    ;
    grassland
    ●
    A
    , especially one used for
    racing.
    ●
    In British English:
    A
    of
    ,
    ,
    or
    the
    ,
    with
    which
    for the
    of sheep.
    ●
    Soft,
    which
    . Used as
    in
    ,
    and jackets.
    ●
    In Botany & Hair:
    The
    of
    ; the
    or
    of the
    of certain
    , such as the thistle.
    ●
    The
    of the
    when
    to appear.
    ●
    That which is
    down, as a
    or
    ; that which
    and
    , like a
    of down.

    Name

    ●
    One of the
    of Northern Ireland, usually known as County Down.
    ●
    A surname.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    down
    English
    arrow
    doun
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    arrow
    dun
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    dune
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    dún
    Old Norse
    Sourced from
    Etym

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