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(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.

To or towards what is considered the bottom of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically lower.

(comparable) At a lower or further place or position along a set path.

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

Away from the city (regardless of direction).

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.

Forward, straight ahead.

{{anchor|Adv_rail}}(rail transport) In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.

(dated) Away from Oxford or Cambridge.

To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.

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

So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.

So as to reduce size, weight or volume.

From less to greater detail.

From a remoter or higher antiquity.

Into a state of non-operation.

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

On paper (or in a durable record).

As a down payment.

(crosswords, in relation to a numbered clued word) In a downwards direction; vertically.

{{non-gloss|Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, permanence, or success rather than being of indefinite duration.}}

(imperative) Get down.

From the higher end to the lower of.

From north to south of.

Towards the mouth of (a river); in the direction of flow of.

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

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

Facing downwards.

At a lower level than before.

(informal) Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low. +

''Sick, wounded, or damaged:''

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

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

(of a cow) Stranded in a recumbent position; unable to stand.

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

Inoperable; out of order; out of service.

(slang) In prison.

Having a lower score than an opponent.

(following the noun modified) Out.

(negative about) (with "on") Negative about; hostile to.

(accepting) (slang) Comfortable [with]; accepting [of]; okay [with].

(slang) Accepted, respected, or loyally participating in the (thug) community.

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

Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. {{qualifier|Compare ''down pat''.}}

(obsolete) Downright; absolute; positive.

(of a tree, limb, etc) Fallen or felled.

(of a train) Travelling in the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.

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

Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.).

To lower; to put (something) down.

(figurative) To defeat; to overpower.

(colloquial) To disparage; to put down.

(obsolete) To go or come down; to descend.

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

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

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

A negative aspect; a downer, a downside.

(dated) A grudge ((on) someone).

A downer, depressant.

An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.

(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''.

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

A downstairs room of a two-story house.

Down payment.

The lightest quark with a charge number of −(3).

(often in place names) A hill; in England, especially a chalk hill.

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

(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.

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

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

The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.

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

To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.