down

noun

A negative aspect; a downer.

"I love almost everything about my job. The only down is that I can't take Saturdays off."

noun

A grudge (on someone).

noun

An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.

noun

A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.

"I bet after the third down, the kicker will replace the quarterback on the field."

noun

(crosswords) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.

"I haven't solved 12 or 13 across, but I've got most of the downs."

noun

A downstairs room of a two-story house.

"She lives in a two-up two-down."

noun

Down payment.

verb

To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down, to fell.

"A single rifle shot downed the mighty beast."

verb

To lower; to put (something) down.

"The bell rang for lunch, and the workers downed their tools."

verb

To defeat; to overpower.

verb

To disparage, to put down.

verb

To go or come down; to descend.

verb

To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.

"He downed an ale and ordered another."

verb

To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.

"He downed it at the seven-yard line."

verb

(pocket billiards) To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.

"He downed two balls on the break."

adjective

Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.

"Mary seems very down since she split up with her boyfriend."

adjective

(normally in the combination 'down with') Sick or ill.

"He is down with the flu."

adjective

At a lower level than before.

"Prices are down."

adjective

Having a lower score than an opponent.

"At 5–1 down, she produced a great comeback to win the set on a tiebreak."

adjective

(following the noun modified) Out.

"Two down and one to go in the bottom of the ninth."

adjective

(with "on") Negative about, hostile to.

"Ever since Nixon, I've been down on Republicans."

adjective

Comfortable with, accepting of, approachable.

"Are you down to hang out at the mall, Jamal?"

adjective

Inoperable; out of order; out of service.

"The system is down."

adjective

Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).

"Ten minutes down and nothing's happened yet."

adjective

(police, of a person) Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed.

"There are three soldiers down and one walking wounded."

adjective

(of an aircraft) Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.

"We have a chopper down near the river."

adjective

Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.)

"It's two weeks until opening night and our lines are still not down yet."

adjective

Downright; absolute; positive.

adjective

Accepted or respected, especially in the black or thug community.

"What you mean, 'No'? Man, I thought you was down."

adjective

Facing downwards.

adverb

From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.

"The cat jumped down from the table."

adverb

At a lower or further place or position along a set path.

"His place is farther down the road."

adverb

South (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).

"I went down to Miami for a conference."

adverb

Away from the city (regardless of direction).

"He went down to Cavan."

adverb

At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.

"She lives down by the park."

adverb

Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).

adverb

Into a state of non-operation.

"The computer has been shut down."

adverb

To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.

"After the incident, Kelly went down to Second Lieutenant."

adverb

In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.

adverb

(sentence substitute) Get down.

"Down, boy! (such as to direct a dog to stand on four legs from two, or to sit from standing on four legs.)"

adverb

(academia) Away from Oxford or Cambridge.

"He's gone back down to Newcastle for Christmas."

adverb

From a remoter or higher antiquity.

"These traditions have been handed down over generations."

adverb

So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.

"Please turn the music down!"

adverb

So as to reduce size, weight or volume.

"Boil the mixture down to a syrupy consistency."

adverb

From less to greater detail.

"This spreadsheet lets you drill down to daily or even hourly sales figures."

adverb

So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface.

"We need to nail down this carpet so people don't keep tripping over it."

adverb

(intensifier) Used with verbs to add emphasis to the action of the verb.

"They tamped (down) the asphalt to get a better bond."

adverb

Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, rather than being of indefinite duration.

"He boiled the mixture. / He boiled down the mixture."

preposition

From the higher end to the lower of.

"The ball rolled down the hill."

preposition

From nouth to south of.

"We sailed down the eastern seaboard."

preposition

From one end to another of (in any direction); along.

"The bus went down the street."

preposition

At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).

"I'll see you later down the pub."

noun

(especially southern England) A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland

"The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England."

noun

(usually in the plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.

noun

(chiefly in the plural) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.

noun

Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.

noun

The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.

noun

The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.

noun

That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.