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Of the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.

Of a person or thing: cast or thrown to the ground.

Of a thing: directed downwards.

(figurative) Of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged.

(figurative) Of a person or thing: defeated, overthrown; also, destroyed, ruined.

(geology, obsolete) A depression of the strata on one side of a fault; also, the degree of downward displacement in such a fault. +

An act of looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty; hence (archaic), dejection, melancholy.

(archaic) An act, or the situation, of being cast or thrown to the ground.

(archaic, figurative) A defeat, an overthrow; also, an act of destruction or ruin.

(computing) A cast (change of expression of a data type) from supertype to subtype.

(mining) A ventilating shaft down which air passes in circulating through a mine.

To turn (the eyes) downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.

To cast or throw (something) downwards; also, to drop or lower (something).

To demolish or tear down (a building, etc.).

(figurative) To make (someone) feel despondent or discouraged; to discourage, to sadden.

(computing) To cast (change the expression of) (a data type) from supertype to subtype.

(Scotland) To reproach or upbraid (someone); also, to taunt (someone).

(obsolete) To depose or overthrow (a leader, an institution, etc.); also (reflexive), to bring down (oneself or someone) from an exalted position; to humble.