Word Finder - down

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A negative aspect; a downer.

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

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A grudge (on someone).

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An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.

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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.

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

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

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

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A downstairs room of a two-story house.

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She lives in a two-up two-down.

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Down payment.

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

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A single rifle shot downed the mighty beast.

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To lower; to put (something) down.

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

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To defeat; to overpower.

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To disparage, to put down.

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To go or come down; to descend.

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

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He downed an ale and ordered another.

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

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He downed it at the seven-yard line.

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

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He downed two balls on the break.

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Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.

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

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

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He is down with the flu.

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At a lower level than before.

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Prices are down.

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Having a lower score than an opponent.

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

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(following the noun modified) Out.

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

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

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

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Comfortable with, accepting of, approachable.

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

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Inoperable; out of order; out of service.

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The system is down.

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

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Ten minutes down and nothing's happened yet.

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

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There are three soldiers down and one walking wounded.

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

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We have a chopper down near the river.

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

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

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Downright; absolute; positive.

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

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

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Facing downwards.

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From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.

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The cat jumped down from the table.

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

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His place is farther down the road.

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

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I went down to Miami for a conference.

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Away from the city (regardless of direction).

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He went down to Cavan.

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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.

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She lives down by the park.

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

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Into a state of non-operation.

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The computer has been shut down.

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To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.

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After the incident, Kelly went down to Second Lieutenant.

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

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(sentence substitute) Get down.

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

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(academia) Away from Oxford or Cambridge.

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He's gone back down to Newcastle for Christmas.

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From a remoter or higher antiquity.

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These traditions have been handed down over generations.

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So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.

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Please turn the music down!

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So as to reduce size, weight or volume.

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Boil the mixture down to a syrupy consistency.

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From less to greater detail.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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From the higher end to the lower of.

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The ball rolled down the hill.

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From nouth to south of.

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We sailed down the eastern seaboard.

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

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The bus went down the street.

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

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I'll see you later down the pub.

They sat down at the table.

She sat down on the bed and sighed again.

You may GO down, but you can only CLIMB up.

Sit down, and take your pen.

Anatole turned to the Englishman and taking him by one of the buttons of his coat and looking down at him--the Englishman was short--began repeating the terms of the wager to him in English.

He parked the truck in front of the house and headed down the hill.

I crouched down in the fork of the tree.

He saw them rolling down her cheeks.

I can see plenty of nice gardens and fields down below us, at the edge of this city.

The mother sat down in the shade of a tree and began to read in a new book which she had bought the day before.

He smiled down at her.

Toll, who in this battle played the part of Weyrother at Austerlitz, galloped assiduously from place to place, finding everything upside down everywhere.

Sit down and have breakfast with us.

Then the line was let down again for Zeb to climb up by.

They'll die down there in the grass, said the third lawyer, whose name I forget.

He got down from his horse and very gently took the little ones up in his big warm hands.

In the future, the price of some things won't go down as much, if at all.

Down these steep slopes we used to coast.

It is remarkable that we can look down on its surface.

But sit down and have something to eat.

Lisa looked down at her hands.

She swallowed down her throbbing heart.

Carmen glanced up to find him frowning down at her.

She glanced down at Sarah.

Eureka clung with her claws to the wooden side of the house and let herself down easily.

Putnam stooped down and looked in.

A scarred tree marked a turning point in the trail, so she slowed down.

Pulling a robe over her nightgown, she tiptoed down the hall and silently opened the door to the patio.

She glanced down at the towel tucked around his midsection and gasped.

The charcoal man sat down by the fire.

He paced up and down for a while and glanced at his notes.

Alex asked sharply, his brows drawing down.

We were checking the mare and she bolted, knocking the stable boy down.

His hand gently pressed on her waist, drawing her closer as he leaned down.

He grinned down at her.

Glancing in the mirror, he straightened his jacket and tucked the tie back down into his vest.

We'd better go down for breakfast.

Sit down and I'll fill you in a little.

By the time they finished erecting the oxygen tent over her bed, she had finally settled down.

Carmen gazed down at Matthew, overwhelmed with the joy of motherhood.

Why don't you come down to the station and file a report.

She glanced down the trail and nodded.

He glanced down at her pocket.

At one time he painted the picture of some fruit which was so real that the birds flew down and pecked at it.

We now no longer camp as for a night, but have settled down on earth and forgotten heaven.

Prince Andrew, who had evidently wished to tone down the awkwardness of Pierre's remarks, rose and made a sign to his wife that it was time to go.

And all you have of hope and strength merely weighs you down and torments you with regret.

Oh! he muttered, looking down from the window at the stones of the pavement.

As he began slipping down, his head and arm wavered still more with the strain.

While he was getting down from the carriage steps two men, who looked like tradespeople, ran hurriedly from the entrance and hid in the shadow of the wall.