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[edit] Etymology 1

Middle English doun, from Old English dūn, from British Celtic dunon 'hill; hillfort' (compare Welsh din 'hill', Irish dún 'hill, fort'), from Proto-Indo-European *dheue or dhwene. More at town; akin to dune.

[edit] Noun

down (countable and uncountable; plural downs)

  1. (obsolete except in place-names) Hill, rolling grassland
    Churchill Downs, Upson Downs (from Auntie Mame, by Patrick Dennis).
  2. (usually plural) Field, especially for racing.
[edit] Translations
hill, rolling grassland
field, especially for racing
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[edit] Etymology 2

Old English dūne, aphetic form of adūne, from of dūne (“off the hill”).

[edit] Adverb

down (incomparable and comparable), (comparative farther down, superlative farthest down)

  1. (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
    The cat jumped down from the table.
  2. (comparable) At a lower place or position.
    His place is farther down the road.
  3. South (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
    I went down to Miami for a conference.
  4. (Ireland) Away from the city (even if the location is to the North).
    He went down to Cavan.
    Down on the farm.
    Down country.
  5. Into a state of non-operation.
    The computer has been shut down.
    They closed the shop down.
  6. (rail transport) The direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
  7. (sentence substitute) Get down.
    Down, boy! (said to a dog)
[edit] Antonyms
  • (From a higher position to a lower one): up
  • (At a lower place): up
  • (Ireland: Away from the city): up
  • (Into a state of non-operation): up
  • (Rail transport: direction leading away from the principal terminus): up
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from a high to a low position, downwards
in a lower position
south
away from the city
into a state of non-operation
away from principal terminus in railroads
  • Japanese: 下りの (くだり の, kudari no)
sentence substitute for "get down"
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[edit] Preposition

down

  1. From the higher end to the lower of.
    The ball rolled down the hill.
  2. From one end to another of.
    The bus went down the street.
    They walked down the beach holding hands.
[edit] Antonyms
  • (From the higher end to the lower): up
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[edit] Translations
from one end to another

[edit] Adjective

down (comparative more down, superlative most down)

  1. Depressed, feeling low.
    So, things got you down? / Is Rodney Dangerfield giving you no respect? / Well, bunky, cheer up!
  2. On a lower level than before.
    The stock market is down.
    Prices are down.
  3. Having a lower score than an opponent.
    They are down by 3-0 with just 5 minutes to play.
    He was down by a bishop and a pawn after 15 moves.
    At 5-1 down, she produced a great comeback to win the set on a tiebreak.
  4. (colloquial) With "on", negative about, hostile to
    Ever since Nixon, I've been down on Republicans.
  5. (not comparable, US, slang)Frequently used prior to "with", relaxed about, accepting of
    I'm down with him hanging with us.
  6. (not comparable) Inoperable; out of order; out of service.
    The system is down.
  7. Of a task; finished in phrases like:
    Two down and three to go. (Two tasks completed and three more still to be done.)
  8. Committed to memory; memorised, in phrases like:
    It's two weeks until opening night and our lines are still not down yet.
[edit] Antonyms
  • (Depressed): up
  • (On a lower level): up
  • (Having a lower score): up
  • (Inoperable): up
[edit] Translations
depressed
on a lower level than before
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[edit] Verb

down (third-person singular simple present downs, present participle downing, simple past and past participle downed)

  1. (transitive) To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
    He downed an ale and ordered another.
  2. (transitive) To cause to come down.
    The storm downed several old trees along the highway.
  3. (transitive, pocket billiards) To put a ball in a pocket; to pot a ball.
    He downed two balls on the break.
  4. (transitive, American football) To bring a play to an end by touching the ball to the ground or while it is on the ground.
    He downed it at the seven-yard line.
  5. (transitive) To write off; to make fun of.
[edit] Synonyms
[edit] Translations
to drink or swallow
to pot a ball
to drop

[edit] Noun

down (plural downs)

  1. a negative aspect; a downer.
    I love almost everything about my job. The only down is that I can't take Saturdays off.
  2. An act of swallowing an entire drink in one.
  3. (American football) 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.
  4. (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.
[edit] Translations
American football – a single play
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from the adjective, adverb, preposition, noun, or verb down

[edit] References

  • Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "Spatial particles of orientation", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition, Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8

[edit] Etymology 3

From Old Norse dún.

[edit] Noun

down (plural downs)

  1. Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
[edit] Translations
soft, immature feathers

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From English down.

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down (used only predicatively))

  1. Down, depressed.

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

From English down.

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down (not comparable)

  1. Down, depressed.
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