Definition of down

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Down (adv.) From a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a thicker consistence; as, to boil down in cookery, or in making decoctions..

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Abate :: Abate (v. t.) To beat down; to overthrow.
Abject :: Abject (a.) Sunk to a law condition; down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; groveling; despicable; as, abject posture, fortune, thoughts..
Float :: Float (v. i.) A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft..
Couchant :: Couchant (v. t.) Lying down with head erect; squatting.
Downcome :: Downcome (n.) A pipe for leading combustible gases downward from the top of the blast furnace to the hot-blast stoves, boilers, etc., where they are burned..
Despise :: Despise (v. t.) To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of.
Abasedly :: Abasedly (adv.) Abjectly; downcastly.
State :: State (v. t.) To express the particulars of; to set down in detail or in gross; to represent fully in words; to narrate; to recite; as, to state the facts of a case, one's opinion, etc..
Destruction :: Destruction (n.) The act of destroying; a tearing down; a bringing to naught; subversion; demolition; ruin; slaying; devastation.
Poise :: Poise (n.) To weigh (down); to oppress.
Saddle-shaped :: Saddle-shaped (a.) Bent down at the sides so as to give the upper part a rounded form.
Coronule :: Coronule (n.) A coronet or little crown of a seed; the downy tuft on seeds. See Pappus.
Downlying :: Downlying (n.) The time of retiring to rest; time of repose.
Suppress :: Suppress (v. t.) To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell.
Depressive :: Depressive (a.) Able or tending to depress or cast down.
Downright :: Downright (adv.) Straight down; perpendicularly.
Obimbricate :: Obimbricate (a.) Imbricated, with the overlapping ends directed downward..
Scrape :: Scrape (v. t.) To express disapprobation of, as a play, or to silence, as a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; -- usually with down..
Blow :: Blow (v. t.) To burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; -- usually with up, down, open, or similar adverb; as, to blow up a building..
Pregravate :: Pregravate (v. t.) To bear down; to depress.
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