DOWN


Meaning of DOWN in English

INDEX:

1. moving down

2. to go down

3. when the sun goes down

4. to go down under the surface of water, mud etc

5. to make a plane, boat, etc go down

6. to move something down or let it move down

7. when something hangs down

8. to move down to a lower position in a list

RELATED WORDS

opposite

↑ UP

prices, numbers, amounts etc go down : ↑ LESS , ↑ REDUCE

see also

↑ UNDER/BELOW

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1. moving down

▷ down /daʊn/ [adverb/preposition]

to a lower position or place :

▪ I told you not to climb on that table. Get down!

down into/to/from etc

▪ He’s gone down to the basement to get some more beer.

▪ The accident happened when we were coming down off the mountain.

roll/fall/jump etc down

▪ Tears began to roll down her cheeks.

▪ The heat of the fire brought ceilings crashing down onto the floor.

look/glance/stare etc down

▪ She gazed down at the ring on her finger.

▪ The doctor glanced down at the notepad on his desk.

▷ downwards British also downward American /ˈdaʊnwəʳd(z)/ [adverb]

moving, looking, or pointing towards a lower level or towards the ground :

▪ We came to a path winding downwards through the trees.

▪ He was gazing downward into the pit.

▷ downhill /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl◂/ [adverb]

if you move, walk, drive etc downhill, you go down a slope :

▪ We set off downhill towards the lake.

▪ After we get to the top it’ll be downhill all the way to Kendal.

▷ earthwards British also earthward American /ˈɜːʳθwəʳd(z)/ [adverb] formal

down towards the ground from the sky or from a high place :

▪ Moments later he tripped and was falling earthwards.

▪ Flight 427 suddenly rolled and plunged earthward as it approached Pittsburgh.

▷ downward /ˈdaʊnwəʳd/ [adjective only before noun]

going or moving towards a lower level or towards the ground :

▪ He managed to pull himself free with a sudden downward movement of his hands.

▪ She gave the bell-rope a swift downward tug.

▪ The downward pressure on my chest became more intense.

▷ face down /ˌfeɪs ˈdaʊn/ [adverb]

if someone is lying face down, they are lying with their face on the ground or a surface :

lie face down

▪ Douglas found her lying face down on the floor.

collapse/land/fall etc face down

▪ She was flung violently forward, to land face down in a heap of blankets.

2. to go down

▷ go down /ˌgəʊ ˈdaʊn/ [intransitive/transitive verb]

to go down some stairs, a ladder, a slope etc :

▪ You go down a steep slope, then turn left at the bottom of the hill.

▪ Right, here’s the ladder. Who’s going down first?

go down to

▪ I’ll go down downstairs to the kitchen and get you a glass of water.

▷ come down /ˌkʌm ˈdaʊn/ [intransitive phrasal verb]

if a plane, bomb etc comes down somewhere, it comes down to the ground there, especially by accident :

▪ Airline officials believe that the plane came down somewhere in the Andes mountains.

▪ One of the missiles came down in a heavily populated suburb of Beirut.

▷ drop /drɒpǁdrɑːp/ [intransitive verb]

to fall straight downwards through the air :

▪ When I let go of her hand, it dropped like a stone.

drop onto/from/off etc

▪ The bottle rolled across the table, dropped onto the floor, and smashed.

▪ One of your buttons has dropped off.

▷ fall /fɔːl/ [intransitive verb]

to come down through the air from a higher place :

▪ Just as we were about to leave the house, rain began to fall.

fall from/down/on etc

▪ Leaves were falling from the trees.

▪ Bombs fell on the streets, destroying neighbouring homes, but leaving the school intact.

▷ descend /dɪˈsend/ [intransitive/transitive verb] written

to go down a slope, a mountain etc slowly and carefully :

▪ Slowly the two climbers descended the cliff face.

descend into/from etc

▪ We descended into the cave by a rope ladder.

▷ dive /daɪv/ [intransitive verb]

if a plane or a bird dives, it moves quickly down through the air :

▪ The engine did not re-start, and the plane dived to the ground.

▪ The hawk stopped in mid-flight before diving down on its prey.

dive [countable noun]

▪ Two BF109 planes flashed past in a steep dive.

▷ land /lænd/ [intransitive verb]

if a plane or a bird lands, it comes down to the ground in a controlled way :

▪ He loves watching planes take off and land at the airport.

land in/on/at

▪ We will be landing at Singapore airport at 3 am local time.

▪ A flock of Canada geese landed on the river in front of us.

landing [countable noun]

▪ Captain Edwards brought the plane in for a perfect landing.

▷ touch down /ˌtʌtʃ ˈdaʊn/ [intransitive phrasal verb]

if a plane touches down, it arrives safely on the ground at an airport but has not yet stopped moving :

▪ The King’s private plane touched down at Heathrow airport at exactly 12.15 this afternoon.

▪ We will be touching down in about an hour’s time.

3. when the sun goes down

▷ go down/set /ˌgəʊ ˈdaʊn, set/ [intransitive phrasal verb/intransitive verb]

if the sun goes down or sets at the end of the day, it moves downwards in the sky until it cannot be seen :

▪ We sat on the balcony and watched the sun go down.

▪ The sun usually sets at about 6pm at this time of year.

▪ The setting sun cast a deep red glow over the city’s rosy stone.

▷ sink /sɪŋk/ [intransitive verb]

if the sun sinks, it goes down slowly - used especially in descriptions or stories :

▪ The sun sank and darkness fell on the island.

▪ As the sun sank lower and lower, the sky first turned pink and then orange.

▷ sunset /ˈsʌnset/ [countable/uncountable noun]

the time when the sun goes down or the way the sun looks when it goes down :

▪ We sat and watched the glorious sunset from across the Mekong river.

at sunset

at the time when the sun is setting

▪ You may prefer to sit on the terrace sipping a cocktail at sunset.

4. to go down under the surface of water, mud etc

▷ sink /sɪŋk/ [intransitive verb]

to go down below the surface of water, mud, sand etc, without being able to control or prevent it :

▪ Hundreds of passengers tried desperately to escape from the boat as it sank.

sink into

▪ The guns sank deeper and deeper into the mud.

▪ With the car sinking into a marsh, there wasn’t a moment to spare.

sink without trace

sink and disappear completely

▪ There was a sucking noise, and then the branch sank without trace.

sinking [adjective only before noun]

▪ He swam away from the sinking ship.

▷ dive /daɪv/ [intransitive verb]

to jump down into water with your head first :

▪ She stood at the edge of the pool waiting to dive.

dive into/in

▪ Ralph dived into the icy water.

▪ A woman dived in to rescue the boy.

dive [countable noun]

▪ She did a perfect dive from the top board.

▷ plunge /plʌndʒ/ [intransitive verb]

to jump into a river, lake etc quickly, making a lot of noise :

plunge into/in

▪ Colin plunged into the icy water.

▪ I plunged in fully-clothed and pulled her to the river bank.

▷ submerge /səbˈmɜːʳdʒ/ [intransitive/transitive verb]

to deliberately go under the surface of water or make something do this :

▪ Peter pulled on the mask and submerged again.

submerge something in something

▪ elephants submerging themselves in cooling water

submerged [adjective only before noun]

▪ The divers explored the submerged wreck.

▷ go under /ˌgəʊ ˈʌndəʳ/ [intransitive phrasal verb]

if a ship or person goes under, they sink below the surface of water, usually after an accident :

▪ By the time the sea rescue service arrived, the ship had gone under.

▪ According to the only survivor, his comrades went under one by one.

5. to make a plane, boat, etc go down

▷ sink /sɪŋk/ [transitive verb]

sink a ship/boat/submarine etc

to damage a ship, boat etc so badly that it goes under the water :

▪ Submarines were used to sink the enemy’s supply ships.

▪ One battleship was sunk and two were badly damaged in last night’s fighting.

▷ shoot down/bring down /ˌʃuːt ˈdaʊn, ˌbrɪŋ ˈdaʊn/ [transitive phrasal verb]

to deliberately shoot at or damage a plane while it is flying so that it falls to the ground and crashes :

shoot/bring down something

▪ In May 1960 the Russians shot down an American U2 spy plane.

shoot/bring something down

▪ He followed the dive-bomber round in a very tight turn and shot it down into the sea.

▪ One helicopter gunship had been brought down by small-arms fire.

6. to move something down or let it move down

▷ drop /drɒpǁdrɑːp/ [transitive verb]

if you drop something that you are holding, it suddenly falls from your hands, especially accidentally :

▪ You’ve dropped your handkerchief.

▪ Be careful not to drop that bowl, it’s very valuable.

drop something onto/on/in something

▪ I nearly dropped my glass on the floor when they said I’d won.

▷ put down /ˌpʊt ˈdaʊn/ [transitive phrasal verb]

if you put an object down, you put it on the ground or another surface; if you put your hand, head etc down, you move it into a lower position :

▪ Put the gun down.

▪ OK, you can all put your hands down now.

▷ lower /ˈləʊəʳ/ [transitive verb]

to move an object or your body into a lower position :

▪ We need to lower the mirror in the bathroom.

lower your head/arms/body

▪ Lowering its head, the bull charged at him.

lower something into/onto/over etc something

▪ The coffin was lowered slowly into the ground.

lower yourself into/onto something

sit down slowly and carefully

▪ The old man lowered himself wearily into his chair.

7. when something hangs down

▷ hang /hæŋ/ [intransitive verb]

▪ He stood very still, his arms hanging loosely, his feet apart.

hang from

▪ In the corner of the room was a large lamp, hanging from the ceiling.

▪ The watch was on a gold chain that hung from his belt.

hang down

▪ Hold one end of the rope in your hand and let the other end hang down.

hang on/under/next to etc

▪ The keys are hanging on a nail by the door.

▪ A picture of their parents hangs over the bedroom door.

▷ dangle /ˈdæŋg ə l/ [intransitive verb]

to hang loosely, moving slightly from side to side :

dangle from

▪ Dangling from her ears were two large gold earrings.

▪ He dangled helplessly from the cliff, trying not to look down.

dangle in/over/next to etc

▪ We sat on the edge of the pool with our legs dangling in the water.

▷ be suspended /biː səˈspendə̇d/ [verb phrase]

to be hanging from a high position :

be suspended by

▪ A row of hares were suspended by their feet outside the butcher’s shop.

be suspended from

▪ All sorts of artefacts were suspended from the ceiling.

▷ swing /swɪŋ/ [intransitive verb]

to move from side to side while hanging from a higher position, or to make something do this :

swing from

▪ A lantern swung from a hook in the roof.

▪ A small jewelled cross swung from a gold chain around her neck.

8. to move down to a lower position in a list

▷ fall /fɔːl/ [intransitive verb]

to move down to a lower position in a list of people or things that are competing with each other :

▪ The pound fell against the Euro again today.

fall (from something) to something

▪ Within the space of a few minutes, the British song fell from top to bottom position.

fall (by) 3 places/6 points etc

▪ Aston Villa fell 3 places in the league after their defeat by Barnsley.

▷ slip /slɪp/ [intransitive verb]

to gradually move to a lower position in a list, competition etc :

slip (from something) to something

▪ Mansell has now slipped to third position.

▪ The American slipped from second place to fourth.

slip down

▪ The team has been slipping down the league table and really needs some new players if it is to improve.

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