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1. 1

   From a higher position to a lower one

   From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.

   • The cat jumped down from the table.
   • She was so mad she wouldn't speak to me for quite a spell, but at last I coaxed her into going up to Miss Emmeline's room and fetching down a tintype of the missing Deacon man.
   • To her humiliation Jessamy found there were tears trickling down her cheeks.
2. 2

   To or towards what is considered the bottom of something, irrespective of whether this is…

   To or towards what is considered the bottom of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically lower.

   • Go down to the bottom of the page.
   • As I lay on my back, a pain shot down from my neck to my waist.
3. 3

   At a lower or further place or position along a set path.

   • His place is farther down the road.
   • The company was well down the path to bankruptcy.
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   1. 4

      To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).

      • I went down to Miami for a conference.
   2. 5

      Away from the city (regardless of direction).

      • He went down to Cavan.
      • down on the farm
      • down to the country
   3. 6

      At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local…

      At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.

      • She lives down by the park.
   4. 7

      Forward, straight ahead.

      • At the first intersection turn left and walk down, then turn right.
   5. 8

      In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.

   6. 9

      Away from Oxford or Cambridge.

      • He's gone back down to Newcastle for Christmas.
   7. 10

      To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.

      • Smith was sent down to the minors to work on his batting.
      • After the incident, Kelly went down to Second Lieutenant.
   8. 11

      Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).

      • The charity match, played Sunday afternoon at Cirencester Park Polo Club in Gloucestershire, reached a dramatic climax when Prince Harry tore down the pitch but failed to score what was described as an “open goal”.
      • By moving further down the pitch, the batsman lengthens the distance between the ball and the stumps.
   9. 12

      So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.

      • You need to tone down the rhetoric.
      • Please turn the music down!
   10. 13

       So as to reduce size, weight or volume.

       • Trim the stick down to a length of about twelve inches.
       • Thanks to my strict diet, I've slimmed down to eleven stone.
       • Boil the mixture down to a syrupy consistency.
   11. 14

       From less to greater detail.

       • This spreadsheet lets you drill down to daily or even hourly sales figures.
   12. 15

       From a remoter or higher antiquity.

       • These traditions have been handed down over generations.
       • Venerable men! you have come down to us from a former generation.
   13. 16

       Into a state of non-operation.

       • The computer has been shut down.
       • They closed the shop down.
   14. 17

       So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal)…

       So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface.

       • We need to nail down this carpet so people don't keep tripping over it.
   15. 18

       On paper (or in a durable record).

       • You need to write down what happened while it's still fresh in your mind.
   16. 19

       So as to be cowed into silence.

       • The speaker was heckled and shouted down.
       • The comedy club's audience was known for hooting down timid performers.
   17. 20

       As a down payment.

       • We put £100 down on a new sofa.
       • You can have it, no money down.
   18. 21

       In a downwards direction

       In a downwards direction; vertically.

       • I'm stuck on 11 down.
   19. 22

       Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of…

       Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, permanence, or success rather than being of indefinite duration.

       • He closed operations. / He closed down operations.
       • He chased answers. / He chased down answers.
   20. 23

       Get down.

       • Down, boy! (such as to direct a dog to stand on four legs from two, or to sit from standing on four legs.)
   21. 24

       From the higher end to the lower of.

       • The ball rolled down the hill.
       • We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine. We passed on the way the van of the guests from Asquith.
   22. 25

       From north to south of.

       • We sailed down the eastern seaboard.
   23. 26

       Towards the mouth of (a river)

       Towards the mouth of (a river); in the direction of flow of.

       • In this game we float sticks down the river.
   24. 27

       From one end to another of (in any direction)

       From one end to another of (in any direction); along.

       • The bus went down the street.
       • They walked down the beach holding hands.
   25. 28

       At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of…

       At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).

       • I'll see you later down the pub.
   26. 29

       To (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of…

       To (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).

       • I'm going down the shops.
   27. 30

       Facing downwards.

       • Turn the cloth over so that the patterned side is down.
       • You win a dollar if the down side of the card is different to the up side; otherwise, you lose a dollar.
       • Define the event F as the event that the down face of the die is 1 or 4.
   28. 31

       At a lower level than before.

       • The stock market is down.
       • Prices are down.
   29. 32

       Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.

       • Mary seems very down since she split up with her boyfriend.
       • Been down so long it seems like up to me
       • We get down, down, down / We feel sorry for ourselves / We get down, down, down / We all need somebody's help
   30. 33

       Sick, wounded, or damaged

       Sick, wounded, or damaged:

       • He is down with the flu.
   31. 34

       In prison.

       • I'm a TS who has been down for over 5 years and will be going up for parole in the next 1 to 3 years.
   32. 35

       Having a lower score than an opponent.

       • They are down by 3–0 with just 5 minutes to play.
       • He was down by a bishop and a pawn after 15 moves.
       • At 5–1 down, she produced a great comeback to win the set on a tiebreak.
   33. 36

       Out.

       • Two down and one to go in the bottom of the ninth.
   34. 37

       Negative about

       Negative about; hostile to.

       • She's been down on clams since a bad case of food poisoning; she's lost her appetite for them.
       • The prisoners here are down on gays (they bring the outside in here with them when they come in). I sometimes think they hate us because they fear to be us.
   35. 38

       Comfortable [with]

       Comfortable [with]; accepting [of]; okay [with].

       • He's chill enough; he'd probably be totally down with it.
       • Asker: Are you down to hang out at the mall? / Answerer: Yeah, as long as you're down with helping me pick a phone.
       • Asker: You down? Yes or no? / Answerer: You know I'm down for whatever.
   36. 39

       Accepted, respected, or loyally participating in the (thug) community.

       • What you mean, 'No'? Man, I thought you was down.
       • my homies is down so don't arouse my anger
       • Nigga you ain't down. You heard what Nate said. If you ain't down for the dead homie you sure ain't down for us.
   37. 40

       Finished (of a task)

       Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).

       • Two down and three to go.
       • Ten minutes down and nothing's happened yet.
   38. 41

       Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised

       Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.)

       • It's two weeks until opening night and our lines are still not down yet.
   39. 42

       Downright

       Downright; absolute; positive.

       • This, he muſt give me leave to tell him, is an abſolute, right down—falſehood.
   40. 43

       Fallen or felled.

       • Left again at 1.05 p.m., and for two miles it was over rolling county with easy grades, but a good deal of down timber.
       • The mere fact that there are quantities of trees near by with "loads” of down wood, does not signify that it is desirable camp fuel.
       • Will you please let me get two loads of down wood.
   41. 44

       Travelling in the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost…

       Travelling in the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.

       • The down train leaves at 10:05.
   42. 45

       To knock (someone or something) down

       To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.

       • The storm downed several old trees along the highway.
       • A single rifle shot downed the mighty beast.
   43. 46

       To lower

       To lower; to put (something) down.

       • The bell rang for lunch, and the workers downed their tools.
   44. 47

       To defeat

       To defeat; to overpower.

       • To down proud hearts that would not willing die.
   45. 48

       To disparage

       To disparage; to put down.

       • ‘I remember how you downed Beauclerk and Hamilton, the Wits, once at our House, – when they talked of Ghosts.’
   46. 49

       To go or come down

       To go or come down; to descend.

       • ...that is, that the trade of the world is too little for us two, therefore one must down.
   47. 50

       To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid…

       To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.

       • He downed an ale and ordered another.
       • After watching people downing drink on the train, I am in need of slaking my own thirst, so I pop into the station's Centurion Bar.
   48. 51

       To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.

       • He downed it at the seven-yard line.
   49. 52

       To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.

       • He downed two balls on the break.
   50. 53

       A negative aspect

       A negative aspect; a downer, a downside.

       • I love almost everything about my job. The only down is that I can't take Saturdays off.
   51. 54

       A grudge (on someone).

       • She had a down on me. I don't know what for, I'm sure; because I never said a word.
   52. 55

       A downer, depressant.

       • I am on drugs that I don't need to be on. They feel if I'm on a lot of downs, then I won't complain about my prison life
   53. 56

       An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.

   54. 57

       A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is…

       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.

       • I bet after the third down, the kicker will replace the quarterback on the field.
   55. 58

       A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.

       • I haven't solved 12 or 13 across, but I've got most of the downs.
   56. 59

       The shift or period of time during which a dealer manages a given table before rotating…

       The shift or period of time during which a dealer manages a given table before rotating to the next table at a casino or cardroom, which is often 30 minutes.

   57. 60

       A downstairs room of a two-story house.

       • She lives in a two-up two-down.
   58. 61

       Down payment.

   59. 62

       The lightest quark with a charge number of −¹⁄₃.

   60. 63

       A hill

       A hill; in England, especially a chalk hill.

       • We went for a walk over the downs.
       • The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England.
       • And with each end of thy blue bow dost crown My bosky acres and my unshrubb'd down
   61. 64

       A field, especially one used for horse racing.

   62. 65

       A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf…

       A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.

       • Seven thousand broad-taild Sheepe gras'd on his Downes;
   63. 66

       Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in…

       Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.

   64. 67

       The pubescence of plants

       The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.

       • No candle should light it, neither should any flower adorn it, save for several dried stalks of old and withered thistles, their heads pale with silken down, held in a common glass jar.
   65. 68

       The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.

       • But love him as he was, when youthful Grace, And the firſt Down began to ſhade his face
       • The servant to whom he put this question was a young fellow with chubby cheeks, small, dull eyes, and a round chin, covered with a colorless down.
   66. 69

       That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow

       That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.

       • Thou boſom Softneſs! Down of all my Cares! I cou'd recline my thoughts upon this Breaſt To a forgetfulneſs of all my Griefs, And yet be happy: but it wonnot be.
       • When in the down I sink my head, Sleep, Death's twin brother, times my breath.
   67. 70

       To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.

       • What pain to quit the world, just made their own, Their nest so deeply downed, and built so high !
   68. 71

       One of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland, usually known as County Down.

   69. 72

       A surname.

The neighborhood

• antonymupantonym(s) of “from a higher position to a lower one”
• antonymacrossantonym(s) of “in crosswords”
• antonymbackantonym(s) of “forward, straight ahead”
• antonymbackwardsantonym(s) of “forward, straight ahead”
• antonymrearwardsantonym(s) of “forward, straight ahead”