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"down" Meaning in English

1. cause to come or go down

Part of speech : verb

Example : The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect

Synonyms

knock down , cut down , push down , pull down

2. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

Part of speech : adverb

Example : don't fall down

Synonyms

downwards , downward , downwardly

3. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

Part of speech : verb

Synonyms

polish , fine-tune , refine

4. shoot at and force to come down

Part of speech : verb

Synonyms

shoot down , land

5. understood perfectly

Part of speech : adjective

Example : I had my algebra problems down.

Synonyms

down pat , mastered

6. filled with melancholy and despondency

Part of speech : adjective

Synonyms

low

7. lower than previously

Part of speech : adjective

Synonyms

depressed

8. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

Part of speech : adjective

Synonyms

downward

9. soft fine feathers

Part of speech : noun

Synonyms

down feather

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

Part of speech : noun

Synonyms

pile

11. eat immoderately

Part of speech : verb

Example : Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal

Synonyms

go through

12. drink down entirely

Part of speech : verb

Example : They downed three martinis before dinner.

Synonyms

kill

13. being put out by a strikeout

Part of speech : adjective

14. becoming progressively lower

Part of speech : adjective

15. away from a more central or a more northerly place

Part of speech : adverb

Example : was sent down to work at the regional office

16. paid in cash at time of purchase

Part of speech : adverb

Example : put ten dollars down on the necklace

17. in an inactive or inoperative state

Part of speech : adverb

Example : the factory went down during the strike

18. to a lower intensity

Part of speech : adverb

Example : The stagehand slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black.

19. from an earlier time

Part of speech : adverb

Example : the story was passed down from father to son

20. not functioning (temporarily or permanently)

Part of speech : adjective

Example : we can't work because the computer is down

21. shut

Part of speech : adjective

Example : the shades were down

22. being or moving lower in position or less in some value

Part of speech : adjective

Example : lay face down

23. a complete play to advance the football, in American football

Part of speech : noun

Example : You have four downs to gain ten yards.

24. (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

Part of speech : noun

25. bring down or defeat (an opponent)

Part of speech : verb

Translation for "down"

down meaning in Spanish : abajo

down meaning in German : Nieder

down meaning in Japanese : ダウン

down meaning in Turkish : aşağı

down meaning in Chinese : 下

down meaning in Arabic : أسفل

down meaning in Polish : na dół

down meaning in Hindi : नीचे

down meaning in French : vers le bas

down meaning in Russian : вниз

down meaning in Tamil : கீழ்

down meaning in Telugu : డౌన్

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