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| downed | |
| The ball was downed at the six yard line. |  |
| He downed an ale and ordered another. | |
| 1. adj. That has been brought down. | |
| The pilot escaped from the downed plane. | |
| down | |
| 1. n. (especially southern England) A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland | |
| We went for a walk over the downs. | |
| The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England. | |
| 2. n. (usually plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing. | |
| 3. n. (mostly) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep. | |
| 4. n. (American football) Any of the four chances for a team to successfully move the ball for the yards needed to keep possession of the ball. | |
| first down, second down, etc. | |
| 5. adv. (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. | |
| The cat jumped down from the table. | |
| 6. adv. (comparable) At a lower and/or further along or away place or position along a set path. | |
| His place is farther down the road. | |
| The company was well down the path to bankruptcy. | |
| 7. adv. South (as south is at the bottom of typical maps). | |
| I went down to Miami for a conference. | |
| 8. adv. (Ireland) Away from the city (even if the location is to the North). | |
| He went down to Cavan. | |
| down on the farm | |
| down country | |
| 9. adv. (sport) Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports). | |
| 10. adv. Into a state of non-operation. | |
| The computer has been shut down. | |
| They closed the shop down. | |
| 11. adv. 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. | |
| 12. adv. (anchor, Adv_rail)(rail transport) In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero. | |
| 13. adv. (sentence substitute, imperative) 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.) | |
| 14. adv. (academia) Away from Oxford or Cambridge. | |
| He's gone back down to Newcastle for Christmas. | |
| 15. adv. From a remoter or higher antiquity. | |
| 16. adv. From a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a thicker consistence. | |
| 17. adv. From less to greater detail. | |
| 18. adv. (intensifier) Used with verbs to add emphasis to the action of the verb. | |
| They tamped (down) the asphalt to get a better bond. | |
| 19. adv. Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, rather than being of indefinite duration. | |
| He boiled the mixture./He boiled down the mixture. | |
| He sat waiting./He sat down and waited. | |
| 20. prep. From the higher end to the lower of. | |
| The ball rolled down the hill. | |
| 21. prep. From one end to another of. | |
| The bus went down the street. | |
| They walked down the beach holding hands. | |
| 22. adj. (informal) sad, unhappy, Depressed, feeling low. | |
| 23. adj. Sick or ill. | |
| He is down with the flu. | |
| 24. adj. At a lower level than before. | |
| The stock market is down. | |
| Prices are down. | |
| 25. adj. 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. | |
| 26. adj. (baseball, colloquial, following the noun modified) Out. | |
| Two down and one to go in the bottom of the ninth. | |
| 27. adj. (colloquial) With "on", negative about, hostile to | |
| Ever since Nixon, I've been down on Republicans. | |
| 28. adj. (not comparable, North America, slang) Comfortable with, accepting of. | |
| He's chill enough; he'd probably be totally down with it. | |
| Are you down to hang out at the mall, Jamal? | |
| As long as you're down with helping me pick a phone, Tyrone. | |
| 29. adj. (not comparable) Inoperable; out of order; out of service. | |
| The system is down. | |
| 30. adj. 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. (Two tasks completed and three more still to be done.) | |
| Ten minutes down and nothing's happened yet. | |
| 31. adj. (not comparable military, police slang) Wounded and unable to move normally; killed. | |
| We have an officer down outside the suspect's house. | |
| There are three soldiers down and one walking wounded. | |
| 32. adj. (not comparable military, aviation slang) Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly. | |
| We have a chopper down near the river. | |
| 33. adj. Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.) | |
| It's two weeks until opening night and our lines are still not down yet. | |
| 34. adj. (obsolete) Downright; absolute; positive. | |
| 35. v. To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty. | |
| He downed an ale and ordered another. | |
| 36. v. To cause to come down; to knock down or subdue. | |
| The storm downed several old trees along the highway. | |
| 37. v. (transitive, pocket billiards) To put a ball in a pocket; to pot a ball. | |
| He downed two balls on the break. | |
| 38. v. (transitive, American football) To bring a play to an end by touching the ball to the ground or while it is on the ground. | |
| He downed it at the seven-yard line. | |
| 39. v. To write off; to make fun of. | |
| 40. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To go down; to descend. | |
| 41. n. A negative aspect; a downer. | |
| I love almost everything about my job. The only down is that I can't take Saturdays off. | |
| 42. n. (dated) A grudge (on someone). | |
| 43. n. An act of swallowing an entire drink at once. | |
| 44. n. (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. | |
| I bet after the third down, the kicker will replace the quarterback on the field. | |
| 45. n. (crosswords) 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. | |
| 46. n. A downstairs room of a two-story house. | |
| She lives in a two-up two-down. | |
| 47. n. Down payment. | |
| 48. n. Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets. | |
| 49. n. (botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle. | |
| 50. n. The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear. | |
| 51. n. That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down. | |
| 52. v. To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down. | |
