Meaning of down

Down

Common

adv

•

From a higher

position

to a

lower

one;

downwards

•

As a

•

(or in a

)

•

(as

•

from the

(

•

At or towards any

that is

as 'down'

, or

change.

•

In Sports:

Towards the opponent's

side

(in ball-sports).

•

Into a

state

of non-operation.

•

To a

or less

•

In Rail transportation:

In the

from the

from

•

•

In British English:

Away

from

Oxford

Cambridge

•

From a

or higher

•

, level or

•

•

From less to

•

the

, or other (usually

)

•

Used with

that the

of the

was

to some

, or

being of

adj

•

Facing

downwards

•

At a

lower

level than before.

•

•

•

than an

•

In Baseball:

Out.

•

Negative

about,

hostile

to.

•

In American English & Canadian English:

Comfortable

with,

accepting

of.

•

;

;

•

(of a

);

(

);

(of time). Often

with

(remaining).

•

In Law enforcement & Military:

and unable to

, or

•

In Aviation & Military:

, or otherwise

unable to

•

;

. (Compare

•

;

;

•

In African-American Vernacular English:

Loyal

verb

•

(someone

) down; to

, to

•

, to

(something

) to

; to

(with a

etc.).

•

lower

; to

put

(something) down.

•

; to

•

, to

•

; to

•

without

before the

the

•

In Canadian football & Football (American):

(the

)

the

while in

•

In Golf:

) into a

•

, or

with down.

noun

•

; a

•

(on someone).

•

•

In Football (American):

, from the time the

(the

) to the time the

(

) when the

is down, or is

•

whose

in the

•

of a two-story

•

•

which

. Used as

and

•

In Botany:

The

; the

of the

of certain

, such as the

•

The

of the

when

•

That which is

down, as a

; that which

and

, like a

•

;

•

one used for

•

In British English:

the

with

which

for the

prep

•

From the higher

end

to the

lower

of.

•

From

north

south

of.

•

From one

end

to another of (in any

direction

); along.

•

At (a

that is seen as

from

or other

name

•

One of the

known as

Down.

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English

doun

Middle English (1100-1500)

dun

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

dune

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

dún

Old Norse

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