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Meaning down meaning

What does down mean?

Definitions in simple English

down Preposition

— Toward the earth, away from the sky. What goes up on earth must fall down.

— Toward the bottom.

— Towards a smaller price, number, amount, etc. I'm going to buy a computer once prices go down.

down Noun

— Down is soft feathers or a covering of soft feathers. That pillow is full of down.

down

— adverb (= downward) spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position don't fall down rode the lift up and skied down prices plunged downward

— adverb away from a more central or a more northerly place was sent down to work at the regional office worked down on the farm came down for the wedding flew down to Florida

— adjective being or moving lower in position or less in some value lay face down the moon is down our team is down by a run down by a pawn the stock market is down today

— verb (= pop, drink down, kill) drink down entirely He downed three martinis before dinner She killed a bottle of brandy that night They popped a few beer after work

— adjective (= downward) extending or moving from a higher to a lower place the down staircase the downward course of the stream

— adverb paid in cash at time of purchase put ten dollars down on the necklace

— adjective becoming progressively lower the down trend in the real estate market

— verb bring down or defeat (an opponent)

— adjective understood perfectly had his algebra problems down

— adjective being put out by a strikeout two down in the bottom of the ninth

— noun (American football) a complete play to advance the football you have four downs to gain ten yards

— noun soft fine feathers

— verb eat immoderately Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal

— adverb in an inactive or inoperative state the factory went down during the strike the computer went down again

— adverb to a lower intensity he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black

— adverb from an earlier time the story was passed down from father to son

— verb (= knock down) cause to come or go down The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet

— verb (= land) shoot at and force to come down the enemy landed several of our aircraft

— adjective not functioning (temporarily or permanently) we can't work because the computer is down

— adjective shut the shades were down

— noun fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

— noun (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

— adjective (= depressed) lower than previously the market is depressed prices are down

— verb (= polish, refine) improve or perfect by pruning or polishing refine one's style of writing

— adjective (= gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, downcast, downhearted) filled with melancholy and despondency gloomy at the thought of what he had to face gloomy predictions a gloomy silence took a grim view of the economy the darkening mood lonely and blue in a strange city depressed by the loss of his job a dispirited and resigned expression on her face downcast after his defeat feeling discouraged and downhearted

Down

— noun English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)

Synonyms down synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as down?

down English » English

below

downwards

downward

under

fluff

depressed

low

fuzz

underneath

descend

beneath

downstairs

pile

lower

hair

fur

downhearted

downcast

dispirited

sad

knock down

gloomy

feathers

feather

downhill

down feather

bottom

wool

south

soft hair

shoot down

out of use

go through

go down

drink down

down pat

devour

cut down

blue

swallow

push down

pull down

polish

plumage

overthrow

on the ground

off

nether

low-spirited

land

Down English » English

John L. H. Down

Topics down topics

What do people use down to talk about?

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Sad

• What words refer to feeling sad?
  be sad feel sad feel down grieve mourn feel sorry for yourself sulk wallow in feel hurt
• What words describe someone who feels sad?
  sad crestfallen dejected disappointed discouraged doleful down downcast downhearted fed up forlorn gloomy glum grouchy grumpy with a heavy heart homesick low melancholy morose mournful pensive sober (adj) solemn sorry sorrowful sullen unhappy wistful woeful
• What words refer to feeling sad for a long time?
  depressed despondent down be down in the dumps feel blue low mope
• What words describe a person who usually feels sad?
  discouraged discouragement depressed depression feel down grouch unhappy unhappiness
• What words refer to causing someone to feel sad?
  sadden aggrieve disappoint depress discourage distress grieve hurt sober (v) sting torment make someone sad make someone unhappy get someone down break someone's heart drive someone to despair

States Quantity More

Decrease

• What words refer to something decreasing in number or amount?
  decrease fall go down come down slide diminish contract shrink lessen reduce reduction depreciate lose narrow slow down abate peter out tail off waste away
• What words refer to decreasing slowly?
  dwindle decline be on the decline taper off drop off die down ease off
• What words refer to causing something to decrease?
  reduce lower decrease cut slash roll back knock down halve minimize abbreviate abridge curtail dilate drain
• What words refer to reducing the amount of something you use or how much you do?
  reduce cut down on scale down scale back cut back trim pare down downsize scrimp
• What words refer to decreasing what a machine is doing?
  reduce lower turn down

Physical actions Move Move in a direction Move down

Fall

• What words refer to falling from a standing position?
  fall down fall over have a fall fall flat on your face collapse topple over keel over go head over heels fall headlong
• What words refer to slowly falling?
  sink slowly float down drift down settle
• What words refer to something like rain or leaves falling through the air?
  fall drop come down parachute
• What words refer to a building falling?
  fall down collapse fall in cave in
• What words refer to causing someone to fall?
  knock down push over trip knock someone to the ground bring down

Daily life Food Eat

Drink

• What words describe the manner in which a person can drink?
  guzzle gulp gulp down swig sip suck pour down your throat inhale to down (something)

States Big Distance

Low

• What words describe something that is very low?
  hugging the ground down low way down
• What words indicate that something is low?
  be low down

Person Sense, perceive Hear

Quiet

• What words refer to becoming quieter?
  get quieter go quiet die down die away fade away fall silent lower your voice
• What words refer to making something or someone quieter?
  quiet someone down silence (v) hush muffle turn down shut someone up
• What do you say when you want someone to be quiet?
  shh shush shut up be quiet keep it down pipe down

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Happy

Calm

• What words refer to causing someone to feel calm?
  calm someone calm someone down soothe
• What words refer to becoming calm?
  calm down cool down cool off compose yourself steady your nerves relax quiet down
• What do you say to someone when you want them to be calm?
  Cool it. Take it easy. Calm down.

Language and thought Emotion

Feel bad

• What words describe someone who feels bad?
  down
• What words refer to causing someone to feel bad?
  get someone down

Physical actions Posture

Sit

• What words refer to sitting down from a standing position?
  sit sit down be seated take your seat
• What words describe how a person sits down?
  sit slowly sink (down) into ease into your chair lower oneself sit abruptly flop down plunk down plop down
• What do you say to someone when you want them to sit down?
  sit down take a seat have a seat please be seated

Universe, creation Animal Parts of an animal

Parts of a bird

• What are the parts of a bird?
  feather feathered plumage plume quill down wing winged wing tip beak bill cockscomb (rooster's red crest) wattles (rooster's red flap of skin under beak) crop gizzard claw talon egg eggshell egg tooth craw gullet spur

Universe, creation Animal

Animal life cycle

• What words refer to animals growing fur, feathers, or new skin?
  molt shed down fledge

Language and thought Communication Say

Criticize

• What words refer to criticizing someone or something?
  criticize be critical be a critic of critique accuse attack launch into an attack on badmouth belittle blame carp cavil censure cite charge decry denounce deprecate deride disparage gibe harangue judge lay into mock rake someone over the coals recriminate reprehend reproach ridicule scoff speak evil of tear down (someone) voice your disapproval
• What words refer to criticizing someone in an unfair way?
  find fault with pick holes in knock run down denigrate put down get at
• What words refer to something someone says when criticizing?
  criticism critique (n) accusation attack (n) belittlement castigation censure charge condemnation denigration denouncement denunciation deprecation derision disapproval disparagement excoriation execration faultfinding gibe (n) harangue (n) judgment malediction put-down recrimination reprehension ridicule (n) slur

Work and occupation Animal husbandry

Animal products

• What useful things are produced by animals?
  hide meat blood milk eggs wool skins leather bone meal fat tallow grease horn blood feathers down silk

Physical actions Posture

Kneel

• What words refer to kneeling down?
  kneel kneel down get down on your knees bend the knee go down on one knee sink to your knees
• What words refer to being in a kneeling position?
  be kneeling be down on your knees

Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Move down

• What words refer to moving down slowly or purposefully?
  move down go down lower oneself climb down jump down descend descent

States Location Direction

Down

• What words refer to the direction down?
  down downwards downhill

Person Body condition

Tired

• What words describe someone who is tired?
  tired exhausted tired out worn out weary shattered drained beat dead beat be dead on your feet be ready to drop bushed pooped tuckered out knackered run down spent dog-tired haggard
• What words refer to something making someone tired?
  tire out wear out exhaust tire do someone in it nearly killed me take it out of weary fatigue drain tax wear someone down work someone to death
• What do people do when they are tired?
  yawn sigh drag droop drop faint flag pant puff stretch wilt wind down

Social behavior Behavior Admire someone

Proud

• What words refer to behaving in a proud way toward other people?
  look down on look down your nose at be beneath you think you're too good for
• What words refer to stopping someone from behaving proudly by criticizing them?
  put someone in their place wipe the smile off someone's face cut someone down to size

Physical actions Posture

Lie down

• What words refer to lying down from a standing or sitting positions?
  lie lie down lie back recline stretch out sprawl prostrate
• What words describe how a person lies down?
  flop down fall into bed
• What words refer to being in a lying position?
  lie be lying down lay be prone recumbent repose

Physical actions Posture

Bend down

• What words refer to bending down?
  bend bend down bend over bob bow cower crouch double up duck get down hunch hunker down lean over scrunch stoop

Physical actions Move Manner of movement Move quickly

Move slowly

• What words refer to moving more slowly?
  slow down slow up decelerate coast to a stop (its) speed fell ease off reduce your speed decrease your speed come to a stop
• What do you say to someone when you want him to slow down?
  Slow down! Whoa! (horse) Wait, wait! Wait for me! Wait a minute! Can we slow down?

Physical actions Break, wear out

Destroy

• What words refer to destroying something?
  destroy blow up hose (v) ruin total (v) wreck blow up burn down
• What words refer to something being destroyed?
  fall down collapse be blown down

Universe, creation Sky

Sun

• What words refer to how the sun moves?
  rise set cross the sky come up go down sink
• What else does the sun do?
  looks down on

Universe, creation Sky Weather

Wind

• What words describe when the wind stops?
  drop die down calm still
• What does the wind do?
  blow knock down (things) rip tear off bend puff out billow out (sail) push (boat) raise (waves) fan flames push snow into drifts ventilate a house

Universe, creation Water Movement of water

Wave

• What words describe the movement of a wave?
  surge move come roaring down on race before the wind wave pattern violence of the waves undertow toss
• What do waves do when they hit the shore?
  hit the shore break on the shore/rocks break against break over crash against crash down on lap against wash against the shore gentle wash of the waves

Universe, creation Animal Animal actions

Animal movement

• How do cows move?
  walk trot wander lie down charge
• How do lions move?
  walk stalk charge run down prowl

Person Healthy

Sick

• What words refer to being a little sick?
  off color under the weather run down not feel yourself not be yourself
• What words refer to becoming sick?
  get sick become ill fall ill be taken ill sicken become sick catch (a disease) come down with contract

Person Life Die

Kill

• What words describe the manner of killing someone?
  shoot gun down blow someone away stab stab someone to death butcher behead decapitate beat someone to death asphyxiate choke garrote strangle suffocate throttle smother stifle crucify drown electrocute hang hanging poison stone starve
• What words refer to killing an animal?
  slaughter destroy put down put away put something out of it misery

Language and thought Want Offer

Reject

• What words refer to rejecting an offer?
  reject not accept refuse decline turn down take a rain check have nothing to do with turn up your nose at throw out say no to veto vote against give something the thumbs down dismiss rebuff

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Disappointed

• What words refer to feeling disappointed?
  be disappointed feel let down feel blue feel forlorn not realize your hopes have your hopes dashed your heart sank look blue
• What words refer to causing someone to feel disappointed?
  disappoint dash someone's hopes demoralize devastate discourage dishearten disillusion dissatisfy jilt let someone down frustrate

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Angry

• What words refer to becoming less angry?
  cool off cool down settle down count to ten

Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Laugh

• What words refer to laughing for a long time?
  can't stop laughing have the giggles fall over/about laughing have a good laugh laugh till the tears roll down your cheeks
• What other ways do people show they feel good?
  clap applaud applause cheer jump up and down jump for joy dance for joy shout for joy make merry revel weep for joy ululate

Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Cry, tear

• What words refer to crying a lot?
  cry your eyes out tears roll down your cheeks eyes full of tears eyes are brimming with tears cry your heart out cry yourself to sleep
• What words refer to starting to cry?
  start to cry start crying burst into tears break down turn on the waterworks get teary

Social behavior Behavior Admire someone

Humble

• What words refer to being too humble?
  put yourself down run yourself down sell yourself short underestimate yourself

Daily life Fire

Burn

• What words describe a fire that is not burning well?
  die down smolder
• What words refer to something burning completely?
  burn up burn down burn to the ground consume incinerate destroy by fire reduce to ashes

Work and occupation Occupation Working with wood

Lumbering

• What activities are involved in lumbering?
  harvest lumber cut down chop down to log wood cutting clear cut fell a tree

Work and occupation Tool

Machine

• What words refer to when a machine is not working?
  be off break down broken
• What words refer to stopping a machine?
  stop turn off shut down

Physical actions Move Manner of movement Walk

Jump

• What words refer to jumping up and down in one place?
  jump jump up and down bounce leap buck bob jump for joy
• What words refer to jumping from one place to another place?
  jump up/down/off of/onto/out of the way bound spring pounce dive jump overboard somersault

Physical actions Move Pursue

Prevent from moving

• What words refer to preventing someone from moving by holding them?
  hold hold down restrain pin someone down seize

Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Lower something

• What words refer to moving something down?
  lower lower away move (something) down drop it down a peg

Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Pull

• What words refer to pulling something with a lot of force so that it comes away from the thing it is connected to?
  pull something away/from/out/apart wrench something open/off/away tear something out/from/away/down
• What words refer to pulling something in some direction?
  pull down pull up pull across pull out

Physical actions Break, wear out

Tear down

• What words refer to tearing something down?
  tear down demolish dismantle take apart take down

States Quality Shape Horizontal

Vertical

• What words describe something in a vertical position?
  vertical upright up-and-down plumb erect upraised perpendicular at right angles square standing true straight straight up bolt upright
• What words describe when the top of something is on the bottom?
  upside down inverted upended

States Quality Light Shine

Light source

• What words refer to a light stopping?
  go out go down dim
• What words refer to making a light stop working?
  turn out put out turn down switch off

States Time Speed

Slow

• What words refer to causing someone to do something slowly?
  slow (someone) down hold back restrain delay hold up
• What do you say to someone when you want him to do something slowly?
  Slow down! Take it easy! Take your time! Whoa! (horse)

Universe, creation Sky Weather

Storm

• What words refer to a storm stopping?
  die down

Universe, creation World Land

Earthquake

• What do earthquakes do?
  rock (house, ground) shake (house, ground) crack (ground) knock down (things) cause (buildings) to collapse ground splits earth shifts

Universe, creation World

Solid, liquid, gas

• What words refer to solids changing into liquids?
  melt melted melt down molten thaw liquefy soften dissolve soluble

Universe, creation Water Bodies of water

Swamp

• What words refer to moving through a swamp?
  get bogged down sink

Universe, creation Water

Be in water

• What words refer to something floating on the surface of the water?
  float float down river afloat

Universe, creation Water

Solutions of water

• What words refer to adding more water to a solution?
  dilute be diluted add water water down thin

Universe, creation Plant

Growth of plants

• What words refer to the growth of plants?
  grow growth branch out put down roots spread develop extend flourish spring swell thrive photosynthesis

Person Sense, perceive See

Look

• What words describe how you look at someone if you don't trust them?
  eye look somebody up and down

Person Sense, perceive Sense of touch

Comfortable

• What words refer to making yourself comfortable?
  make yourself comfortable settle down snuggle

Person Body condition

Rest

• What words refer to resting?
  rest take a rest have a rest lie down put your feet up relax laze take it easy chill out take a break catch your breath take a breather take a respite take a sabbatical take it easy unwind take a vacation recharge your batteries repose at ease get your breath back sit back

Person Healthy Symptom of disease

Swell

• What words refer to swelling decreasing?
  relieve swelling reduce swelling go down

Person Life Birth

Labor and birth pains

• What words refer to the contractions of the muscles of the uterus?
  contraction push bear down

Person Life Stage of life

Adult

• What words refer to becoming an adult?
  come of age grow up mature (v) reach majority settle down

Person Life

Die

• What words refer to dying to save someone?
  die for give your life lay down your life martyr

Person Life Die

Inherit

• What words refer to giving something to someone in your will?
  leave bequeath will (v) hand down

Language and thought Soul, spirit

Personality

• What words describe personality traits?
  introvert extrovert outgoing shy quiet sociable talkative vivacious intense easy-going down-to-earth homespun melancholic phlegmatic choleric sanguine logical emotional unemotional impulsive cool-headed even keeled flamboyant

Language and thought Think Opinion Agree with someone

Protest

• What do people say when they are protesting against something?
  Down with (someone/something)! No more (something)!

Language and thought Want Request

Refuse to do something

• What words refer to refusing to do something?
  refuse refusal flatly refuse refuse point-blank not agree to will not say no decline shake your head turn down dig your heels in slam the door in someone's face draw the line at have none of

Language and thought Want Influence

Insist

• What words refer to insisting that someone do something?
  insist be insistent at someone's insistence put your foot down demand be adamant won't take no for an answer won't hear of maintain be resolute

Language and thought Want Influence

Compel

• What words refer to forcing someone to do something?
  compel blackmail browbeat bully (v) coerce constrain drive force someone to do something use force force something on insist impel impose your will on make someone do something oblige press pressure put pressure on push use strong-arm tactics use strong-arm methods under duress be breathing down someone's neck

Language and thought Want Influence

Control

• What words refer to controlling someone or something?
  control be in control manipulate pull strings call the shots be in the driver's seat steer regulate govern dominate monopolize have a monopoly have a stranglehold have a hold over wrap someone around your finger hold sway be the boss be domineering oppress keep someone down repress walk all over

Language and thought

Emotion

• What words describe a person whose emotions are so strong that they lose control?
  hysterical have hysterics go to pieces fall apart break down have an emotional breakdown go berserk snap crack crack up give in to get carried away have a fit

Language and thought Emotion Feel good

Like, love

• What words refer to liking something?
  like have a liking for adore enjoy be fond of proud of someone fancy something have a fancy for take a fancy to care for have affection for admire look up to think highly of approve pleased admire appeals to you be to your liking go down well savor (v) luxuriate be happy with feel good toward feel good about

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Like, love

Enjoy doing something

• What words refer to feeling happy when you are doing something?
  enjoy yourself have a good time have fun have the time of your life have a whale of a time have a blast be in your element live it up let your hair down

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Happy

Relaxed

• What words refer to feeling relaxed?
  relax rest unbend unwind feel at home feel at ease be at ease take it easy take things easy make yourself at home loosen up let your hair down let yourself go

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Excited

• What words refer to becoming less excited?
  calm down

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Obsessed

• What words describe something that causes someone to be obsessed?
  fascinating intriguing irresistible absorbing riveting gripping compelling couldn't put it down

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Dislike

• What words refer to disliking something?
  don't like dislike (v) take a disliking to take an instant dislike to have a healthy dislike for not be fond of not keen on not be crazy about not think much of not be someone's cup of tea not be to your taste not be to your liking not be your thing not be your type have no time for not take kindly to don't care for look down on turn up your nose at be unhappy with hold in disfavor feel unfavorable toward be displeased with

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Hate, detest

• What words refer to feeling hateful?
  hate abhor have an abhorrence abominate deplore despise detest loathe have a loathing for look down on odium feel unfriendly toward

Language and thought Communication Say Voice

Speak quietly

• What words do you use when you want someone to speak quietly?
  tone it down

Language and thought Communication Story

Verbal tradition

• What words refer to verbal tradition?
  verbal tradition hand down a tradition

Language and thought Communication Reading and writing

Write

• What words refer to writing?
  write write down take dictation spell

Language and thought Communication Mass communication

Recorded music

• What words refer to changing how loud the music is?
  turn up turn down adjust the volume

Social behavior Behavior Admire someone

Despise someone

• What words refer to despising someone?
  despise disdain disregard rebuff reject repudiate scoff scorn shun slight sneer at snub spurn be contemptuous of hold in contempt feel contempt for feel superior think someone is worthless think poorly of feel superior to look down on spit on be cliquish turn up your nose at

Social behavior Behavior Self-controlled

Lack self-control

• What words refer to a lack of self-control?
  lack self-control indulge overdo permit do something to excess lose control get carried away break down give in to

Social behavior Authority Submit to authority

Rebel against authority

• What do the authorities do to stop a rebellion?
  put down suppress

Social behavior Authority Status

Low status

• What words refer to being low in status?
  be low down be at the bottom be at the bottom of the pile

Social behavior Government

Government functions

• What are the functions of government?
  regulation of trade regulation of finance coinage printing money public works keeping the peace waging war putting down rebellion passing laws enforcing the law punishing crime

Social behavior Government Government functions Police

Arrest

• What do police do to suspected criminals?
  pursue hunt down look for post want ads

Social behavior Law

Pass laws

• What words refer to canceling a law?
  annul strike down veto

Social behavior Law Judge, render a verdict

Condemn, find guilty

• What words are used of the action of condemning a person?
  recover damages render a guilty verdict hand down a conviction

Social behavior Conflict Fight

Betray

• What words refer to betraying someone to his enemies?
  betray double-cross stab in the back sell out sell someone down the river

Social behavior Conflict

War

• What words refer to strategy in war?
  strategy tactics hunker down keep up the pressure overwhelm concentrate your forces form a line hold the line break the line reform rally morale maintain morale military discipline supply supply lines control the battle battlefield control reconnaissance reconnoiter intelligence propaganda

Social behavior Conflict War

Win

• What words refer to winning easily?
  win easily win hands down sweep to victory romp home sweep the board

Social behavior Conflict War

Lose a fight

• What words refer to the process of losing a fight?
  lose a fight lose a war be defeated suffer defeat be beaten meet your match get the worst of it come off the worst take a beating go down fall fall victim to

Social behavior Conflict War

Surrender

• What words refer to surrendering to an enemy?
  surrender sue for peace armistice concede defeat accept defeat admit defeat give up give in yield call it quits unconditional surrender lay down arms turn yourself in

Daily life Household equipment Furniture

Bed

• What do people do with beds?
  make the bed make up the bed pull up the covers throw off the covers arrange the covers sleep lie down

Daily life Food Eat

Bite, chew

• What words refer to biting something?
  bite bite into bite off take a bite chomp down on champ crunch

Daily life Food Eat

Manner of eating

• What words refer to eating fast?
  gobble inhale wolf down devour eat fast

Daily life Fire

Extinguish a fire

• What words refer to a fire stopping?
  die down go out burn itself out

Daily life Cleaning

Wash clothes

• What are the steps is washing clothes?
  soak scrub rinse wring hang up (to dry) dry take down iron fold put away hang up

Work and occupation Animal husbandry

Butcher, slaughter

• What words refer to killing an animal?
  kill butcher slaughter destroy put down put away put something out of its misery

Work and occupation Working with buildings Building

Types of houses

• What is a very bad house called?
  dump run down place shack hut log cabin

Work and occupation Working with buildings Building materials

Building equipment and maintenance

• What words refer to a building falling down?
  fall down collapse in ruins

Work and occupation Finance Dishonest financial practices

Steal

• What do robbers do in order to steal things?
  break in break down the door case a joint crack a safe pick a lock

Physical actions Posture

Bow

• What words refer to bowing?
  bow bow down bow to/before someone

Physical actions Move Travel Travel by water

Dive

• What words refer to sinking under the water?
  sink go down go under submerge

Physical actions Move Pursue

Catch, capture

• What words refer to catching someone?
  catch catch up with capture get corner hunt down nab seize seizure trap

Physical actions Move something

Carry

• What words refer to carrying many things?
  be loaded (down) with overloaded be laden with be weighed down with under the weight of

Physical actions Move something Carry

Knock over

• What words refer to knocking something over so that it falls?
  knock down topple

Physical actions Move something Handle something

Put down

• What words refer to putting something down?
  put down set lay

Physical actions Move something

Turn something

• What words refer to turning something so the bottom side is up?
  turn up side down turn over upturn flip over

Physical actions Arrange Join, attach

Stick together

• What words refer to joining two things together using glue or a sticky substance?
  stick stick down stick together glue

Physical actions

Break, wear out

• What words describe something that has broken?
  broken broken down busted

States Quantity All Exact

Approximate

• What words refer to estimating a number to the nearest ten, hundred, thousand, etc?
  rounded to the nearest ten/hundred/thousand round up round down

States Big Long

Short, not long

• What words refer to making something short?
  shorten make something shorter cut down condense

States Big Distance

Deep, shallow

• What words describe something that is deep?
  deep deeply deep-seated in the depths deep down

States Big Weigh

Heavy

• What words refer to making something heavy?
  weigh down weight (v)

States Quality Shape

Horizontal

• What words refer to causing something to be horizontal?
  lay something flat lay something down align

States Quality Shape Horizontal

Leaning, sloping

• What words describe a surface that is sloping?
  sloping slope up/down on an incline rising rise up (toward) ascending upgrade uphill falling fall away descending downgrade downhill dip

States Quality Shape Bend

Fold

• What words refer to folding something?
  fold fold up crease turn down double over crimp dog-ear

States Quality Light Color

Change color

• What words refer to changing the color of something?
  color (v) color something in blacken bleach denigrate dye discolor emblazon imbue ingrain paint (v) redden shade (v) stain tinge tint add color mix colors tone down whiten

States Quality Hot

Cold

• What words refer to something becoming cold?
  get cold turn cold drop fall cool down cool cool off freeze lose heat

States Time Relative time Right time

Delay

• What words refer to something delaying an event?
  delay hold something up set back put back get bogged down

States Location Direction

Up

• What words refer to the direction up?
  up upwards upward uphill upstairs higher and higher up and down

States Location Direction

North, south, east, west

• What words refer to a direction of the compass?
  north south east west northeast northwest southeast southwest northward southward eastward westward northerly southerly westerly easterly up north down south sunrise sunset

Conjugation down conjugation

How do you conjugate down?

down · verb

Present I down

Positive I down

Singular

1st person I down

2nd person you down

3rd person he/she/it downs

Plural

1st person we down

2nd person you down

3rd person they down

Negative I don't down

Singular

1st person I don't down I do not down

2nd person you don't down you do not down

3rd person he/she/it doesn't down he/she/it does not down

Plural

1st person we don't down we do not down

2nd person you don't down you do not down

3rd person they don't down they do not down

Question do I down?

Singular

1st person do I down?

2nd person do you down?

3rd person does he/she/it down?

Plural

1st person do we down?

2nd person do you down?

3rd person do they down?

Negative question don't I down?

Singular

1st person don't I down? do I not down?

2nd person don't you down? do you not down?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it down? does he/she/it not down?

Plural

1st person don't we down? do we not down?

2nd person don't you down? do you not down?

3rd person don't they down? do they not down?

Past I downed

Positive I downed

Singular

1st person I downed

2nd person you downed

3rd person he/she/it downed

Plural

1st person we downed

2nd person you downed

3rd person they downed

Negative I didn't down

Singular

1st person I didn't down I did not down

2nd person you didn't down you did not down

3rd person he/she/it didn't down he/she/it did not down

Plural

1st person we didn't down we did not down

2nd person you didn't down you did not down

3rd person they didn't down they did not down

Question did I down?

Singular

1st person did I down?

2nd person did you down?

3rd person did he/she/it down?

Plural

1st person did we down?

2nd person did you down?

3rd person did they down?

Negative question didn't I down?

Singular

1st person didn't I down? did I not down?

2nd person didn't you down? did you not down?

3rd person didn't he/she/it down? did he/she/it not down?

Plural

1st person didn't we down? did we not down?

2nd person didn't you down? did you not down?

3rd person didn't they down? did they not down?

Future I'll down

Positive I'll down

Singular

1st person I'll down I will down

2nd person you'll down you will down

3rd person he/she/it'll down he/she/it will down

Plural

1st person we'll down we will down

2nd person you'll down you will down

3rd person they'll down they will down

Negative I won't down

Singular

1st person I won't down I will not down

2nd person you won't down you will not down

3rd person he/she/it won't down he/she/it will not down

Plural

1st person we won't down we will not down

2nd person you won't down you will not down

3rd person they won't down they will not down

Question will I down?

Singular

1st person will I down?

2nd person will you down?

3rd person will he/she/it down?

Plural

1st person will we down?

2nd person will you down?

3rd person will they down?

Negative question won't I down?

Singular

1st person won't I down? will I not down?

2nd person won't you down? will you not down?

3rd person won't he/she/it down? will he/she/it not down?

Plural

1st person won't we down? will we not down?

2nd person won't you down? will you not down?

3rd person won't they down? will they not down?

Conditional I'd down

Positive I'd down

Singular

1st person I'd down I would down

2nd person you'd down you would down

3rd person he/she/it'd down he/she/it would down

Plural

1st person we'd down we would down

2nd person you'd down you would down

3rd person they'd down they would down

Negative I wouldn't down

Singular

1st person I wouldn't down I would not down

2nd person you wouldn't down you would not down

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't down he/she/it would not down

Plural

1st person we wouldn't down we would not down

2nd person you wouldn't down you would not down

3rd person they wouldn't down they would not down

Question would I down?

Singular

1st person would I down?

2nd person would you down?

3rd person would he/she/it down?

Plural

1st person would we down?

2nd person would you down?

3rd person would they down?

Negative question wouldn't I down?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I down? would I not down?

2nd person wouldn't you down? would you not down?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it down? would he/she/it not down?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we down? would we not down?

2nd person wouldn't you down? would you not down?

3rd person wouldn't they down? would they not down?

Present continuous I'm downing

Positive I'm downing

Singular

1st person I'm downing I am downing

2nd person you're downing you are downing

3rd person he/she/it's downing he/she/it is downing

Plural

1st person we're downing we are downing

2nd person you're downing you are downing

3rd person they're downing they are downing

Negative I'm not downing

Singular

1st person I'm not downing I am not downing

2nd person you aren't downing you're not downing you are not downing

3rd person he/she/it isn't downing he/she/it's not downing he/she/it is not downing

Plural

1st person we aren't downing we're not downing we are not downing

2nd person you aren't downing you're not downing you are not downing

3rd person they aren't downing they're not downing they are not downing

Question am I downing?

Singular

1st person am I downing?

2nd person are you downing?

3rd person is he/she/it downing?

Plural

1st person are we downing?

2nd person are you downing?

3rd person are they downing?

Negative question aren't I downing?

Singular

1st person aren't I downing? am I not downing?

2nd person aren't you downing? are you not downing?

3rd person isn't he/she/it downing? is he/she/it not downing?

Plural

1st person aren't we downing? are we not downing?

2nd person aren't you downing? are you not downing?

3rd person aren't they downing? are they not downing?

Past continuous I was downing

Positive I was downing

Singular

1st person I was downing

2nd person you were downing

3rd person he/she/it was downing

Plural

1st person we were downing

2nd person you were downing

3rd person they were downing

Negative I wasn't downing

Singular

1st person I wasn't downing I was not downing

2nd person you weren't downing you were not downing

3rd person he/she/it wasn't downing he/she/it was not downing

Plural

1st person we weren't downing we were not downing

2nd person you weren't downing you were not downing

3rd person they weren't downing they were not downing

Question was I downing?

Singular

1st person was I downing?

2nd person were you downing?

3rd person was he/she/it downing?

Plural

1st person were we downing?

2nd person were you downing?

3rd person were they downing?

Negative question wasn't I downing?

Singular

1st person wasn't I downing? was I not downing?

2nd person weren't you downing? were you not downing?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it downing? was he/she/it not downing?

Plural

1st person weren't we downing? were we not downing?

2nd person weren't you downing? were you not downing?

3rd person weren't they downing? were they not downing?

Future continuous I'll be downing

Positive I'll be downing

Singular

1st person I'll be downing I will be downing

2nd person you'll be downing you will be downing

3rd person he/she/it'll be downing he/she/it will be downing

Plural

1st person we'll be downing we will be downing

2nd person you'll be downing you will be downing

3rd person they'll be downing they will be downing

Negative I won't be downing

Singular

1st person I won't be downing I will not be downing

2nd person you won't be downing you will not be downing

3rd person he/she/it won't be downing he/she/it will not be downing

Plural

1st person we won't be downing we will not be downing

2nd person you won't be downing you will not be downing

3rd person they won't be downing they will not be downing

Question will I be downing?

Singular

1st person will I be downing?

2nd person will you be downing?

3rd person will he/she/it be downing?

Plural

1st person will we be downing?

2nd person will you be downing?

3rd person will they be downing?

Negative question won't I be downing?

Singular

1st person won't I be downing? will I not be downing?

2nd person won't you be downing? will you not be downing?

3rd person won't he/she/it be downing? will he/she/it not be downing?

Plural

1st person won't we be downing? will we not be downing?

2nd person won't you be downing? will you not be downing?

3rd person won't they be downing? will they not be downing?

Conditional continuous I'd be downing

Positive I'd be downing

Singular

1st person I'd be downing I would be downing

2nd person you'd be downing you would be downing

3rd person he/she/it'd be downing he/she/it would be downing

Plural

1st person we'd be downing we would be downing

2nd person you'd be downing you would be downing

3rd person they'd be downing they would be downing

Negative I wouldn't be downing

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be downing I would not be downing

2nd person you wouldn't be downing you would not be downing

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be downing he/she/it would not be downing

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be downing we would not be downing

2nd person you wouldn't be downing you would not be downing

3rd person they wouldn't be downing they would not be downing

Question would I be downing?

Singular

1st person would I be downing?

2nd person would you be downing?

3rd person would he/she/it be downing?

Plural

1st person would we be downing?

2nd person would you be downing?

3rd person would they be downing?

Negative question wouldn't I be downing?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be downing? would I not be downing?

2nd person wouldn't you be downing? would you not be downing?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be downing? would he/she/it not be downing?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be downing? would we not be downing?

2nd person wouldn't you be downing? would you not be downing?

3rd person wouldn't they be downing? would they not be downing?

Present perfect I've downed

Positive I've downed

Singular

1st person I've downed I have downed

2nd person you've downed you have downed

3rd person he/she/it's downed he/she/it has downed

Plural

1st person we've downed we have downed

2nd person you've downed you have downed

3rd person they've downed they have downed

Negative I haven't downed

Singular

1st person I haven't downed I have not downed

2nd person you haven't downed you have not downed

3rd person he/she/it hasn't downed he/she/it has not downed

Plural

1st person we haven't downed we have not downed

2nd person you haven't downed you have not downed

3rd person they haven't downed they have not downed

Question have I downed?

Singular

1st person have I downed?

2nd person have you downed?

3rd person has he/she/it downed?

Plural

1st person have we downed?

2nd person have you downed?

3rd person have they downed?

Negative question haven't I downed?

Singular

1st person haven't I downed? have I not downed?

2nd person haven't you downed? have you not downed?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it downed? has he/she/it not downed?

Plural

1st person haven't we downed? have we not downed?

2nd person haven't you downed? have you not downed?

3rd person haven't they downed? have they not downed?

Past perfect I had downed

Positive I had downed

Singular

1st person I had downed

2nd person you had downed

3rd person he/she/it had downed

Plural

1st person we had downed

2nd person you had downed

3rd person they had downed

Negative I hadn't downed

Singular

1st person I hadn't downed I had not downed

2nd person you hadn't downed you had not downed

3rd person he/she/it hadn't downed he/she/it had not downed

Plural

1st person we hadn't downed we had not downed

2nd person you hadn't downed you had not downed

3rd person they hadn't downed they had not downed

Question had I downed?

Singular

1st person had I downed?

2nd person had you downed?

3rd person had he/she/it downed?

Plural

1st person had we downed?

2nd person had you downed?

3rd person had they downed?

Negative question hadn't I downed?

Singular

1st person hadn't I downed? had I not downed?

2nd person hadn't you downed? had you not downed?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it downed? had he/she/it not downed?

Plural

1st person hadn't we downed? had we not downed?

2nd person hadn't you downed? had you not downed?

3rd person hadn't they downed? had they not downed?

Future perfect I'll have downed

Positive I'll have downed

Singular

1st person I'll have downed I will have downed

2nd person you'll have downed you will have downed

3rd person he/she/it'll have downed he/she/it will have downed

Plural

1st person we'll have downed we will have downed

2nd person you'll have downed you will have downed

3rd person they'll have downed they will have downed

Negative I won't have downed

Singular

1st person I won't have downed I will not have downed

2nd person you won't have downed you will not have downed

3rd person he/she/it won't have downed he/she/it will not have downed

Plural

1st person we won't have downed we will not have downed

2nd person you won't have downed you will not have downed

3rd person they won't have downed they will not have downed

Question +'ll I have downed?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have downed? will I have downed?

2nd person +'ll you have downed? will you have downed?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have downed? will he/she/it have downed?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have downed? will we have downed?

2nd person +'ll you have downed? will you have downed?

3rd person +'ll they have downed? will they have downed?

Negative question won't I have downed?

Singular

1st person won't I have downed? will I not have downed?

2nd person won't you have downed? will you not have downed?

3rd person won't he/she/it have downed? will he/she/it not have downed?

Plural

1st person won't we have downed? will we not have downed?

2nd person won't you have downed? will you not have downed?

3rd person won't they have downed? will they not have downed?

Conditional perfect I'd have downed

Positive I'd have downed

Singular

1st person I'd have downed I would have downed

2nd person you'd have downed you would have downed

3rd person he/she/it'd have downed he/she/it would have downed

Plural

1st person we'd have downed we would have downed

2nd person you'd have downed you would have downed

3rd person they'd have downed they would have downed

Negative I wouldn't have downed

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have downed I would not have downed

2nd person you wouldn't have downed you would not have downed

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have downed he/she/it would not have downed

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have downed we would not have downed

2nd person you wouldn't have downed you would not have downed

3rd person they wouldn't have downed they would not have downed

Question would I have downed?

Singular

1st person would I have downed?

2nd person would you have downed?

3rd person would he/she/it have downed?

Plural

1st person would we have downed?

2nd person would you have downed?

3rd person would they have downed?

Negative question wouldn't I have downed?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have downed? would I not have downed?

2nd person wouldn't you have downed? would you not have downed?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have downed? would he/she/it not have downed?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have downed? would we not have downed?

2nd person wouldn't you have downed? would you not have downed?

3rd person wouldn't they have downed? would they not have downed?

Imperative down!

Positive

you down!

we let's down!

Negative

you don't down!

we let's not down!

Examples down examples

How do I use down in a sentence?

Simple sentences

The bus broke down at one end of the bridge.

And then he sat down himself.

Let's get down to business.

Let's sit down in the shade of that tree.

Please write down your name.

I will write down your name and address.

They decided to shut down the factory.

We must cut down our expenses.

We can cut down on our use of energy.

I fell down the stairs in my haste.

Hot tears ran down her cheeks.

A drunk man fell down the stairs.

Because of heavy rain my car broke down.

I was walking down the street when suddenly someone tapped me on the shoulder.

The wind calmed down.

I won't stoop down to his level.

Put your hands down!

You shouldn't look down on him.

You can rely on him. He never lets you down.

Let me put down your new phone number in my notebook.

When bears sleep or lie down, their postures depend on whether they want to get rid of heat or conserve it.

The rich are apt to look down on people.

As he crossed the bridge, he looked down at the stream.

The reporter took down everything that was said.

Try and calm down.

Don't set your failure down to bad luck.

You must cut down on extra expenses in order to live within your means.

It is no wonder that you are turning down the proposal.

The rich are apt to look down upon the poor.

Movie subtitles

If you like it, it's good no matter. If you don't like it, I break down.

Framework will be OK, calm down, relax. Calm down!

But, I'm not backing down!

Stand down!

I have boiled it down to six things and I'm going to call them the six killer applications - the killer apps - that made the West dominate the rest.

Down below were stowed a host of exotic animals.

And when they broke down, the Chinese couldn't even mend them.

Come on down here, huh?

Just calm down, calm down!

Put that stupid thing down!

Did he just break down and cry?

Down, down thy soul is cast!

Cut down the trees!

Your fever will go down.

Perhaps, but it's your generals who lay down the law.

Almighty Allah will send a new prophet who'll come down the mountain and throw the infidels and traitors into the sea!

You let me down.

Calm down! He won't have the chance anyway.

Next week, we'll be laying down the last railroad track. We're also inaugurating the new Blida station.

Please, sit down.

Down with the Emperor!

These people are hotheads a bit quick-tempered, but they cool down as quickly.

It cooled down after a month.

Wait. Settle down. There's more.

I didn't want to believe her, but deep down I knew she was telling the truth.

We're all really busted up about how things went down with Johnny. I know he's a friend of yours, but he's a friend of ours too.

Today, a very stinky rain will come down on the heads of Frankie and his crew.

So we cut their water supply down to a trickle.

I come from up there, and now I'm down here.

And four are having lots of fun, sliding down the stairs.

Hey! Slow down, slow down.

This kind of thing brings down governments.

Gerard thought that he had a plan, and he thought that he was going to take everybody down, he thought that he was the man.

But I didn't steal the food, and I didn't burn down the shed.

People weren't taking too kindly me being at camp 'cause apparently I stole food from the shed and then burned it down.

So she just fell down and ended up that way?

I didn't want to burn it down.

News and current affairs

After the subprime crisis erupted, mortgage and consumer debt was paid down by households either with their savings or by default.

He could hardly have been held responsible for the hubris which led to the avalanche of 1973, yet it nonetheless brought him down as well.

After cutting down a swath of rainforest, soils are often quickly leached of their nutrients so that they cannot sustain crops or nutritious grasses for livestock.

On the other hand, financial incentives would probably succeed, because cutting down forest to create pastureland is not profitable enough to induce farmers to forego payments for protecting the land.

But, even as Europe's leaders promised that help was on the way, they doubled down on the belief that non-crisis countries must cut spending.

One cannot help but wonder how thoughtlessly Europe's politicians have started down this slippery slope.

They chose to defer to the civilian leadership and to parliament, which, in voting down the US plan, reflected overwhelming public sentiment against the war.

After the ensuing financial thunderstorm died down, the sun would come out again very quickly.

At the same time, the Commission's latest report on Turkey's progress toward accession notes that political reforms have slowed down, further calling into question the country's future EU membership.

Farmers were digging a pit in the riverbed, down to the water table approximately two meters below ground level.

Unemployment, and fear that it will spread, drives down wages, incomes, and consumption - and thus total demand.

KIEV: Chernobyl, the world's most notorious nuclear power plant, will be shut down today, fourteen years after it spewed clouds of radioactive dust into the atmosphere.

Now that Chernobyl will be permanently shut down, world attention again turns to Ukraine, this time in hope, not fear.

Shutting down a vital source of electrical energy, which Chernobyl remains, is no an easy task, particularly with winter upon us.

MILAN - Although the financial crisis is winding down, the prospects for growth in the global economy are unlikely to pick up.

In the medium term, once growth revives, debt can be paid down and the financial sector curbed so that it does not inflict another crisis on the world.

Once high-flying small economies like Ireland, Hungary, and Iceland break down.

If real estate prices were to fall dramatically, a chain reaction could occur, taking down big and small investors alike, and over time causing wide suffering to ordinary Africans.

Any effort by Palestinian security authorities to put down these groups by force would lead to far more violence.

We are convinced that the concepts that Liu and his colleagues put down on paper in December 2008 are both universal and timeless.