towards or in a lower place or position, especially to or on the ground or another surface

she looked down

the sun started to go down

he put his glass down

he swung the axe to chop down the tree

to or at a lower level of intensity, volume, or activity

keep the noise down

the panic was dying down

at night it would cool down

in or into a weaker or worse position, mood, or condition

the disclosures brought down some of the biggest names in the business

he was down with the flu

in or into writing

Graham noted the numbers down carefully

taking down notes

(with reference to partial payment of a sum of money) made initially or on the spot

pay £5 down and the rest at the end of the month

(of sailing) with the current or the wind

(of the ball or a player in possession) not in play, typically through progress being stopped

from a higher to a lower point of (something)

up and down the stairs

tears streaming down her face

throughout (a period of time)

astrologers down the ages

directed or moving towards a lower place or position

the down escalator

click on the down arrow

unhappy or depressed

he's been so down lately

(of a computer system) temporarily out of action or unavailable

sorry, but the computer's down

supporting or going along with someone or something

you got to be down with me

she was totally down for a selfie

‘You going to the movies?’ ‘Yo, I'm down.’

denoting a flavour (variety) of stable quark having relatively low mass and an electric charge of −1/3. In the Standard Model protons and neutrons are composed of up and down quarks

knock or bring to the ground

175 enemy aircraft had been downed

he struck Slater on the face, downing him

consume (something, typically a drink)

he downed five pints of cider

a period of unwelcome experiences or negative mood

there had been more downs than ups during his years at the company

everyone gets their downs, their depressive periods

a chance for a team to advance the ball, ending when the ball carrier is tackled or the ball becomes out of play. A team must advance at least ten yards in a series of four downs in order to keep possession

soft, fine, fluffy feathers which form the first covering of a young bird or an insulating layer below the contour feathers of an adult bird

the baby penguins' woolly down is essential in the Antarctic winter

a gently rolling hill

the gentle green contours of the downs

a stretch of sea off the east coast of Kent, sheltered by the Goodwin Sands

one of the Six Counties of Northern Ireland, since 1973 an administrative district; chief town, Downpatrick