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| Look up Down, down in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.Down may refer to:
Relative direction, where down is the opposite of up
Railroad directions, where down and up have locally significant meanings
Down feather, a soft bird feather frequently used in manufacture of bedding.If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.Down is an American heavy metal band formed in 1991.The first release was NOLA (for New Orleans, Louisiana) in 1995, an album combining a New Orleans "sludge doom" sound with distinct blues overtones.Following the tour, Down was put on hold to allow its members to return to their respective bands.The band regrouped in 2001 to record the more diverse album entitled Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow.Present)
Down have released a new studio album, named Down III: Over the Under.Anselmo is understood to be one of the driving forces behind the new album and is quoted as saying "I want my band back", in reference to Down.NOLA with Rex playing the bass tracks.Down were the "secret" act at Download Festival 2006 in Donnington, England, playing the main stage on the Saturday morning, and along with Megadeth, they opened for Heaven and Hell (featuring members of Black Sabbath) on their 2007 Canadian tour.During this tour, Down's March 13th Edmonton, March 14th Calgary and March 16th Regina shows were cancelled due to Phil developing Strep Throat.Down are now planning to commence a 2 month tour of the USA in support of the album.Down III: Over the Under
Warner Bros.We drove from San Francisco down to Los Angeles.Turn down the radio.The wind died down.Write down the address.They shouted down the opposition.They tied down the struggling animal.The dogs tracked down the bear.He's come down with a cold.Put the helm down!Give me a tuna down.They ran off down the street.You seem very down today.He's been down with a bad cold.The team won the pennant despite having been down three games in the final week of play.Are you down for the fourth race?The computer has been down all day.The business cycle experienced a sudden down.He downed his opponent in the third round.The Mets downed the Dodgers in today's game.Antiaircraft guns downed ten bombers.They're starting to shoot!Another hour of studying and I'll have the math lesson down cold.Why are you so down on sports?Down with your rifles!England, as the Southdown, Suffolk, etc.From a higher to a lower place or position: hiked down from the peak.Toward, to, or on the ground, floor, or bottom: tripped and fell down.Away from a place considered central or a center of activity, such as a city or town: down on the farm; sent down to work at the firm's regional office.To or in a quiescent or subdued state: calmed down.In or into an inactive or inoperative state: The generators went down at midnight.In or into a sitting, kneeling, or reclining position: knelt down; lying down.Toward or in the south; southward: flew down to Florida.Away from a place considered central or a center of activity, such as a city or town: down on the farm; sent down to work at the firm's regional office.To or in a quiescent or subdued state: calmed down.In or into an inactive or inoperative state: The generators went down at midnight.To a specific location or source: tracking a rumor down.Toward or at a low or lower point on a scale: from the biggest down to the smallest.To or in a quiescent or subdued state: calmed down.In or into an inactive or inoperative state: The generators went down at midnight.To or at a lower intensity.To an extreme degree; heavily: worn down by worry.Seriously or vigorously: get down to the project at hand.From earlier times or people: tradition handed down from one generation to the next.To a reduced or concentrated form: pared the term paper down to five pages.In partial payment at the time of purchase: put ten dollars down on the necklace.Into or toward a secure position: nailed down the boards; bolted the furniture down.Moving or directed downward: a down elevator.Low or lower: Stock prices were down today.The wind is down.Games Trailing an opponent: a team down 20 points in the last quarter; down two pawns in the endgame.Football Not permitted to advance further in the play because forward progress has stopped, especially by being tackled.She's down with a bad cold.Malfunctioning or not operating, especially temporarily: The computer is down.Games Trailing an opponent: a team down 20 points in the last quarter; down two pawns in the endgame.Football Not permitted to advance further in the play because forward progress has stopped, especially by being tackled.Learned or known perfectly: had the algebra problems down.Slang Having knowledge of; aware: "He was not, I detected, 'down with the revolution'" (Clarence Page).In a descending direction along, upon, into, or through: rolled down the hill; floating down the river; went down cellar.Along the course of: walking down the street.In or at: The cans are stored down cellar.Football Any of a series of four plays during which a team must advance at least ten yards to retain possession of the ball.To bring, put, strike, or throw down: downed his opponent in the first round.To go or come down; descend.Fine, soft, fluffy feathers forming the first plumage of a young bird and underlying the contour feathers in certain adult birds.Botany A covering of soft, short hairs, as on some leaves or fruit.An expanse of rolling, grassy, treeless upland used for grazing.Down Any of several breeds of sheep having short wool, originally bred in the Downs of southern England.Sense of "depressed mentally" is attested from 1610.Computer sense is from 1965.Downtown first attested 1835, Amer.Download is a computerese word from 1980.Down time is from 1952.Downfall "ruin" is from c.Down under "Australia and New Zealand" attested from 1886; Down East "Maine" is from 1825.Celtic word for "hill, citadel" (cf.Meaning "elevated rolling grassland" is from 1297.Share This
down In addition to the idioms beginning with down, also see back down; batten down the hatches; bear down; beat down; be down; belt down; bog down; boil down to; break down; breathe down one's neck; bring down; bring down the house; buckle down; build down; burn down; call down; cast down; caught with one's pants down; chow down; clamp down; close down; come down; come down on; come down to; come down with; cool down; cool off (down); count down; crack down; cut down; deep down; die away (down); dig down; draw down; dressing down; face down; fall down; flag down to; get down to brass tacks; go down (downhill); go down the line; hand down; hands down; hold down; it's all downhill; jump down someone's throat; keep down; knock back (down); knock down with a feather; knuckle down; lay down; lay down the law; lead down the garden path; let down easy; let one's hair down; let someone down; let the side down; lie down (on the job); live down; look down on; lowdown, get the; mark down; mow down; nail down; pin down; pipe down; play down; plunk down; pull down; put down; put down roots; put one's foot down; ram down someone's throat; ring down the curtain; rub down; run down; scale down; sell down the river; send down; set down; settle down; shake down; shoot down; shout down; shut down; simmer down; sit down; slap down; slow down; splash down; stand down; stare down; step down; strike down; suit down to the ground; take down; take down a notch; take lying down; talk down to; tear down; the lowdown on; throw down the gauntlet; thumbs up (down); tie down; tone down; touch down; track down; trade down; turn down; turn upside down; ups and downs; vote down; wash down; water down; wear down; weigh down; when it comes (down) to; when the chips are down; wind down; write down.The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust.Example: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.Example: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.Example: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.Example: Prices have been going down steadily.Example: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.Example: Their house is halfway down the hill.Example: Water poured down the drain.Example: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.Example: He downed a pint of beer.Share This
down 1."The up escalator is down" is considered a humorous thing to say, and "The elevator is down" always means "The elevator isn't working" and never refers to what floor the elevator is on.With respect to computers, this term has passed into the mainstream; the extension to other kinds of machine is still hackish.The message from the console that every hacker hates to hear from the operator is "System going down in 5 minutes"."I'm taking the system down to work on that bug in the tape drive."Occasionally one hears the word "down" by itself used as a verb in this sense.Share This
down 1.I'm taking the system down to work on that bug in the tape drive.Shop for books, music and more
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Cognate with dune, town, Middle Dutch dune "sandy hill," Old English dun "hill," Old Irish dun "hill, fort."Adverb
down
From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.The cat jumped down from the table.Their prices are going down.South (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).He went down to Cavan.Down on the farm.The computer has been shut down.They closed the shop down.The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers.Preposition
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From one end to another; especially, from a higher end to a lower.The ball rolled down the hill.The bus went down the street.They walked down the beach holding hands.Adjective
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Depressed, feeling low.So, things got you down?Is Rodney Dangerfield giving you no respect?The stock market is down.With "on", negative about, hostile to
Ever since Nixon, I've been down on Republicans.US, slang) With "with", relaxed about, accepting of
I'm down with him hanging with us.Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions.Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds.Hill, rolling grassland (such as "Churchill Downs", "Upson Downs" from Auntie Mame, by Patrick Dennis).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.The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers.See instructions at Help:How to check translations.Etymology
From English down.Etymology
From English down.Adjective
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Down, depressed.From a higher to a lower place or position: hiked down from the peak.Toward, to, or on the ground, floor, or bottom: tripped and fell down.In or into a sitting, kneeling, or reclining position: knelt down; lying down.Toward or in the south; southward: flew down to Florida.Away from a place considered central or a center of activity, such as a city or town: down on the farm; sent down to work at the firm's regional office.To a specific location or source: tracking a rumor down.Toward or at a low or lower point on a scale: from the biggest down to the smallest.To or in a quiescent or subdued state: calmed down.In or into an inactive or inoperative state: The generators went down at midnight.To or at a lower intensity.To an extreme degree; heavily: worn down by worry.Seriously or vigorously: get down to the project at hand.From earlier times or people: tradition handed down from one generation to the next.To a reduced or concentrated form: pared the term paper down to five pages.In partial payment at the time of purchase: put ten dollars down on the necklace.Into or toward a secure position: nailed down the boards; bolted the furniture down.Moving or directed downward: a down elevator.Low or lower: Stock prices were down today.The wind is down.She's down with a bad cold.Malfunctioning or not operating, especially temporarily: The computer is down.Games Trailing an opponent: a team down 20 points in the last quarter; down two pawns in the endgame.Learned or known perfectly: had the algebra problems down.Slang Having knowledge of; aware: "He was not, I detected, 'down with the revolution'" Clarence Page.In a descending direction along, upon, into, or through: rolled down the hill; floating down the river; went down cellar.Along the course of: walking down the street.In or at: The cans are stored down cellar.To bring, put, strike, or throw down: downed his opponent in the first round.Football To put (the ball) out of play by touching it to the ground.To go or come down; descend.Fine, soft, fluffy feathers forming the first plumage of a young bird and underlying the contour feathers in certain adult birds.Botany A covering of soft, short hairs, as on some leaves or fruit."She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?""The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"6."Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"Adj.One of the most important considerations in defensive or offensive play selection is down and distance.February and a revised 151 in January.Nationwide construction activity slid five percent in March by Real Estate WeeklyAtlantoaxial Instability in Individuals with Down Syndrome: A Fresh Look at the EvidenceAtlantoaxial Instability in Individuals with Down Syndrome: A Fresh ...All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only.This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.Health cuts
HEALTH jobs and services in Down District face the axe as part of plans contained in a bombshell report by the South Eastern Trust.Police officers attacked
FIVE police officers were injured and two patrol cars sustained damage following a disturbance in Newcastle over the weekend.DOWN hurlers missed out in their first competitive match of the season. |
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