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down1. verb To eat or drink something very quickly. Wow, you guys really downed that dish—I guess you liked it! 2. verb To throw or shove someone to the ground. Well, that was a quick wrestling match—Adam downed his opponent in no time at all. 3. noun In American football, one of four chances to advance a minimum of 10 yards. If the team in possession of the ball does not advance 10 yards in these four attempts, then they yield the ball to their opponent. On a miraculous play, they scored a touchdown on fourth down. 4. adjective Sad or depressed. Sorry, I'm a little down—I had a really bad day. 5. adjective Not functioning, as of a machine or system. The computer system will be down this weekend for some routine maintenance. 6. adjective Finished or completed. All right, one room down, two to go before our painting is done. 7. adjective At a deficit; behind in the score. We're only down by one, so we have plenty of time to make a comeback in the third period. 8. adjective Committed to memory. I still don't have the quadratic equation down—can you remind me what it is? *down (with someone )Sl. friends with someone; okay or on good terms with someone. (Down = okay. *Typically: be ~; get ~.) It's okay. I'm down with Chuck. Chuck and I are down. down verbdown verbdown1. mod. depressed; melancholy. (see also down with something.) I feel sort of down today. 2. mod. [of a machine] inoperative. (Originally said of a computer.) The system is down. Come back later. 3. tv. to eat or drink something down quickly. She downed her sandwich in record time. 4. tv. to throw someone down, as in wrestling; to knock someone down as in a fight. Wilbur downed his opponent and won the match. 5. mod. behind in a score. They’re twenty points down, and it looks like the Adamsville team has won. 6. mod. finished; completed; behind one. One down and three to go. 7. mod. learned; memorized. (From sense 6) I’ve got the dates down, but not the names. 8. mod. okay; satisfactory; cool; in agreement. (see also down (with someone).) We had a fight, but we’re down now. 9. mod. prepared; knowledgeable. (From senses 7 and 8.) Are you down for the test tomorrow? 10. mod. alcohol intoxicated. Five beers and he was down. 11. Go to downer. See:- (as) soft as down
- (one's) whole world came crashing down around (one)
- (one's) whole world was turned upside down
- (right) down (one's) alley
- 10 Downing Street
- a chill runs/goes down (one's) spine
- a chill runs/goes down somebody's spine
- a down-and-outer
- a knock-down, drag-out fight
- a shiver down (one's) spine
- a shiver ran down (one's) spine
- a shiver runs/goes down (one's) spine
- a shiver runs/goes down somebody's spine
- a shiver went down (one's) spine
- a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
- all along the line
- all along/down the line
- all the way down the line
- along the line
- Anything new down your way?
- argue (someone or something) down
- argue down
- ask down
- back down
- bargain (someone or something) down
- bargain down
- batten down the hatches
- batten down the hatches, to
- batter down
- be (down) on (one's) uppers
- be (right) down (one's) alley
- be breathing down (one's) neck
- be breathing down someone's neck
- be brought down a notch (or two)
- be brought down a peg (or two)
- be caught with (one's) pants down
- be caught with (one's) trousers down
- be caught with your pants down
- be chucking (it) down
- be dead from the waist down
- be down
- be down in the dumps
- be down in the mouth
- be down on (one) like a ton of bricks
- be down on (one's) luck
- be down on (someone or something)
- be down on your luck
- be down to (do something)
- be down to (one)
- be down to (something)
- be down to somebody/something
- be down to something
- be down to the wire
- be down with (something)
- be jumping up and down
- be knocked down a notch (or two)
- be knocked down a peg (or two)
- be pulled down a notch (or two)
- be pulled down a peg (or two)
- be shot down in flames
- be taken down a notch (or two)
- be taken down a peg (or two)
- be tipping (it) down
- be up and down
- be/come down on somebody like a ton of bricks
- beam down
- bear down
- bear down (on)
- beat (someone) down to size
- beat (someone) hands down
- beat down
- beat down on (someone or something)
- beat down to size
- bed down
- bed down (some place)
- bed down some place
- belt a drink down
- belt down
- belt down (something or someone)
- bend down
- bid (something) down
- bid down
- bind (something or someone) down
- bind down
- blaze down
- blaze down on (someone or something)
- blow down
- blow me down
- bog down
- bogged down
- boil (something) down to (something)
- boil down
- boil down to
- boil down to something
- boil down to, to
- bolt down
- boogie down
- boogie down to (some place)
- boogie down to somewhere
- boogie on down
- bounce up and down
- bow down
- bow down before (someone)
- bow down in the house of Rimmon
- bow down to (someone)
- break down
- break down and cry
- break it down
- break it down!
- breathe down (one's) neck
- breathe down neck
- breathe down somebody's neck
- breathe down someone's neck
- bring (one) back (down) to earth
- bring (one) down a peg (or two)
- bring (one) down to earth
- bring (someone) down a notch (or two)
- bring (something) (down) about (one's) ears
- bring (something) crashing down (around) (one)
- bring (something) down on (one's) head
- bring (something) down on (oneself)
- bring (something) down to (one's) level
- bring crashing down
- bring down
- bring down on
- bring down the curtain
- bring down the curtain (on something)
- bring down the curtain on
- bring down the house
- bring down the house, to
- bring down the shutters
- bring down to
- bring down to earth
- bring somebody/come down to earth
- bring someone down
- bring the curtain down on something
- bring the house down
- bring/put down the shutters
- bring/ring down the curtain
- bring/take somebody down a peg
- bringdown
- bring-down
- brush down
- bucket down
- buckle down
- buff down
- build down
- bunk down
- bunk down (for the night)
- burn down
- burn someone down
- button down
- button-down
- buttoned-down
- call down
- calm down
- can't nail (something) down
- carry down
- cash down
- cast (one's) eyes down
- cast down
- cast eyes down
- catch (one) with (one's) pants down
- catch (someone) with his pants down, to
- catch somebody with their pants down
- catch someone with their pants down
- catch with pants down
- caught with (one's) pants down
- caught with one's pants down, be
- chain (something) down
- chain down
- change down
- charge down
- charge down on
- charge down on (someone or something)
- chase down
- chips are down, the
- choke down
- chop down
- chow down
- chow something down
- chuck (something) down
- chuck down
- chuck it down
- chuck something down
- clamp down
- clamp down on
- clamp down on (someone or something)
- clean down
- climb down
- close down
- close down and shut down
- clunk down
- come back (down) to earth
- come down
- come down hard
- come down hard on (someone or something)
- come down hard on someone
- come down in buckets
- come down in the world
- come down like a ton of bricks
- come down on
- come down on (one) like a ton of bricks
- come down on (someone or something)
- come down on someone like a ton of bricks
- come down on the side of (someone or something)
- come down the pike
- come down to
- come down to (some place)
- come down to earth
- come down to some place
- come down to the line
- come down to the wire
- come down to us
- come down with
- come down with (something)
- come down/out on the side of somebody/something
- Come in and sit a spell
- come out on the side of (someone or something)
- come/go down/up in the world
- cool down
- cool off
- copy down
- count down
- cower down
- crack down
- crack down on, to
- crash down
- crouch down
- crunch down
- crush down
- cry down
- cut (one) down in (one's) prime
- cut (someone or something) down to size
- cut (something) down to (something)
- cut down
- cut down to
- cut down to size
- cut somebody down to size
- cut someone down to size
- damp down
- deep down
- deep down inside
- dial down
- die away
- die down
- dig down
- dim down
- do (someone) down
- Do sit down
- don't let (someone or something) get you down
- don't let get you down
- doss down
- doss down for (some period of time)
- doss down for some time
- double down
- down
- down (one's) nose
- down and dirty
- down and out
- down at heel
- down at the heel
- down at the heels
- down at the mouth
- down below
- down cold
- down cold, have
- down for the count
- down in
- down in the doldrums
- down in the dumps
- down in the dumps, to be
- down in the mouth
- down memory lane
- down nose
- down on
- down on (one's) luck
- down on (one's) uppers
- down on his uppers
- down on one's luck
- down on your luck
- down pat
- down South
- down the
- down the drain
- down the hatch
- Down the hatch!
- down the line
- down the little red lane
- down the pan
- down the pike
- down the road
- down the road, not across the street
- down the street
- down the toilet
- down the track
- down the tube
- down the tube(s)
- down the tubes
- down there
- down through (something)
- down through something
- down time
- down to (someone or something)
- down to a fine art
- down to a gnat 's eyebrow
- down to a gnat's eyebrow
- down to bedrock
- down to brass tacks
- down to chili and beans
- down to earth
- down to somebody/something
- down to the ground
- down to the last detail
- down to the short strokes
- down to the wire
- down tools
- down trip
- down under
- Down with
- down with (an illness)
- down with (someone or something)
- down with a disease
- down with his apple-cart
- down with somebody/something!
- down with someone
- down with something
- down with the haps
- down with the swirl
- down-and-outer
- down-at-heel
- down-at-heels
- down-at-the-heel
- down-at-the-heels
- downbeat
- downer
- downhill all the way
- down-home
- Downing Street
- downtime
- down-to-earth
- down-to-the-wire
- drag down
- draw down
- dress down
- dressing down, a
- dressing-down
- drill down
- drink down
- drive a price down
- drive a/the/(something's) price down
- drive down
- drive down a/the/(something's) price
- drizzle down
- drop down
- drop like ninepins
- drunk as a lord
- duck down
- dumb (something) down
- dumb down
- dumb down, to
- ease down
- eyes down
- eyes down!
- face down
- face up
- face up/down
- fade down
- fall down
- fall down at (one's) feet
- fall down on
- fall down on (someone or something)
- fall down on the job
- fall like ninepins
- falling down drunk
- falling-down drunk
- fasten down
- fasten down to (something)
- fight down
- file down
- filter down
- flag down
- flake down
- fling (someone or something) down
- fling down
- flop down
- flop down on
- flop down on(to) (something)
- flushed down the tubes
- flutter down
- force (something) down (someone's) throat
- force down
- force something down someone's throat
- further along the road
- further along/down the road
- further down the road
- garbage down
- garbage something down
- garden path, to lead up/down the
- get (one) down
- get (one's) head down
- get (something) down
- get (something) down to a science
- get down
- get down on (someone or something)
- get down on someone
- get down to
- get down to (doing something)
- get down to brass tacks
- get down to brass tacks, to/let's
- get down to business
- get down to cases
- get down to it
- get down to some serious drinking
- get down to the facts
- get down to the nitty-gritty
- get down to the nuts and bolts
- get down to work
- get the low-down
- get your head down
- give (one) the low-down
- give (something) the thumbs down
- give somebody/get the low-down
- give something the thumbs down
- glance down
- glance down at (someone or something)
- glare down
- glare down on
- glare down on (someone or something)
- glue down
- go down
- go down a bomb
- go down a storm
- go down a treat
- go down a/the road
- go down as (something)
- go down badly
- go down fighting
- go down for the third time
- go down in defeat
- go down in flames
- go down in the world
- go down in/make history
- go down like a lead balloon
- go down like ninepins
- go down memory lane
- go down on (one)
- go down on (one's) knees
- go down on knees
- go down on someone
- go down that road
- go down the chute
- go down the drain
- go down the line
- go down the pan
- go down the plughole
- go down the rabbit hole
- go down the toilet
- go down the tube
- go down the tube/tubes
- go down the tubes
- go down the wrong way
- go down to
- go down to (someone or something)
- go down to defeat
- go down to the wire
- go down well
- go down well, badly, etc.
- go down with
- go down with (something)
- go down with guns firing
- go down, drop, etc. like ninepins
- go down/take somebody down memory lane
- go downtown
- go up in flames
- go, come, etc. down to the wire
- go/walk down the aisle
- gobble down
- grade down
- grind down
- grow down
- gulp down
- gun down
- guzzle down
- hack down
- hail down
- hammer down
- hand down
- hand down from (someone) to (one)
- hand down from to
- hand-me-down
- hands down
- hang down
- hang down from (someone or something)
- haul down
- have (someone or something) down as (something)
- have (someone) down
- have (something) down cold
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