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Adverb
1. a. From a higher to a lower place or position: hiked down from the peak. b. Toward, to, or on the ground, floor, or bottom: tripped and fell down. 2. In or into a sitting, kneeling, or reclining position: knelt down; lying down. 3. Toward or in the south; southward: flew down to Florida. 4. a. 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. b. Away from the present place. 5. To a specific location or source: tracking a rumor down. 6. Toward or at a low or lower point on a scale: from the biggest down to the smallest. 7. a. To or in a quiescent or subdued state: calmed down. b. In or into an inactive or inoperative state: The generators went down at midnight. 8. To or at a lower intensity. 9. To or into a lower or inferior condition, as of subjection, defeat, or disgrace. 10. To an extreme degree; heavily: worn down by worry. 11. Seriously or vigorously: get down to the project at hand. 12. From earlier times or people: tradition handed down from one generation to the next. 13. To a reduced or concentrated form: pared the term paper down to five pages. 14. In writing; on paper: wrote the statement down. 15. In partial payment at the time of purchase: put ten dollars down on the necklace. 16. Into or toward a secure position: nailed down the boards; bolted the furniture down.
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