Definition of down

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Down (adv.) In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position; below; -- the opposite of up.

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Abject :: Abject (a.) Cast down; low-lying.
Petard :: Petard (n.) A case containing powder to be exploded, esp. a conical or cylindrical case of metal filled with powder and attached to a plank, to be exploded against and break down gates, barricades, drawbridges, etc. It has been superseded..
Downhearted :: Downhearted (a.) Dejected; low-spirited.
Descent :: Descent (n.) A step or remove downward in any scale of gradation; a degree in the scale of genealogy; a generation.
Broad :: Broad (n.) A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
Dictate :: Dictate (v. t.) To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis..
Put :: Put (v. t.) To lay down; to give up; to surrender.
Downright :: Downright (a.) Open; artless; undisguised; absolute; unmixed; as, downright atheism..
Dressing :: Dressing (n.) Castigation; scolding; -- often with down.
Detrude :: Detrude (v. t.) To thrust down or out; to push down with force.
Seat :: Seat (v. i.) To rest; to lie down.
Razee :: Razee (v. t.) To cut down to a less number of decks, and thus to an inferior rate or class, as a ship; hence, to prune or abridge by cutting off or retrenching parts; as, to razee a book, or an article..
Arrant :: Arrant (a.) Notoriously or preeminently bad; thorough or downright, in a bad sense; shameless; unmitigated; as, an arrant rogue or coward..
Unlash :: Unlash (v. t.) To loose, as that which is lashed or tied down..
Pullus :: Pullus (n.) A chick; a young bird in the downy stage.
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) To treat by pushing down or displacing the opaque lens with a needle; as, to couch a cataract..
Lodge :: Lodge (n.) To lay down; to prostrate.
Lie :: Lie (adj.) To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest..
Undulate :: Undulate (v. t.) To cause to move backward and forward, or up and down, in undulations or waves; to cause to vibrate..
Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To lean or incline; to incline downward.
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