down
/daʊn/
noun
- Soft, fine feathers or hair.
- The pillow is filled with goose down.
- The baby's head was covered in soft down.
- This jacket is insulated with down for warmth.
- A period of bad luck or difficulty.
- The team has had its downs this season.
- Everyone experiences ups and downs in life.
- He's been on a down lately, but he'll bounce back.
verb
- To drink or eat something quickly.
- She downed the entire glass of water in one gulp.
- He downed his coffee and ran out the door.
- They downed their lunch in five minutes.
- To cause someone or something to fall to the ground.
- The storm downed several trees in the neighborhood.
- The hunter downed a deer with one shot.
- The boxer downed his opponent in the third round.
preposition
- From a higher to a lower part of something.
- Tears ran down her cheeks.
- The cat ran down the stairs.
- We walked down the street together.
- Along the length of something.
- He lives just down the hall from me.
- There is a café further down the road.
- The store is down the block on the left.
Antonyms
adjective
- Feeling sad or depressed.
- He's been feeling down since he lost his job.
- Don't be down — things will get better.
- She looked a bit down after the news.
- Not working; out of operation.
- All the computers in the office are down.
- The power went down during the storm.
- The website is down for maintenance.
- Reduced or lower in amount or value.
- Unemployment is down across the country.
- The stock market is down today.
- Sales are down compared to last year.
- Finished or completed (of a task or part of a task).
- One exam down, only one more left.
- Three chapters down, two to go.
- We have two weeks down and two weeks to finish the project.
Antonyms
adverb
- Toward or in a lower place or position.
- She climbed down from the ladder carefully.
- Please put the box down on the floor.
- The ball rolled down the hill.
- To a smaller amount, level, or degree.
- Prices have come down this month.
- The temperature went down overnight.
- Turn the volume down, please.
- In writing or on paper.
- Write down your name and address.
- Please put down the details in your notebook.
- I jotted down the phone number.
- From an earlier time to a later time.
- These stories have come down to us from ancient times.
- The tradition has been passed down for centuries.
- The recipe was handed down from my grandmother.
Antonyms