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.