I. adverb
1.
from a higher to a lower level
the land sloped down toward the sea
Synonyms: downward, downwardly, downwards, netherwards
Related Word: below, earthward, groundward; downgrade, downhill, downslope
Contrasted words: aloft, upward, upwardly, upwards
Antonyms: up
2.
to completion
wash down the car
Synonyms: completely, fully, through-and-through
Idioms: from top to bottom
3.
Synonyms: seriously 1, actively, earnestly, for real
II. adjective
1.
Synonyms: slow 3, off, slack, sluggish
2.
Synonyms: downcast , bad, blue, cast down, dejected, depressed, dispirited, downhearted, hipped, low
Antonyms: up
3.
Synonyms: sick 1, ill
4.
Synonyms: lower , inferior, nether, subjacent, under
Antonyms: up
5.
Synonyms: complete 4, completed, concluded, done, ended, finished, terminated, through
III. noun
Synonyms: comedown , descent, discomfiture
IV. verb
1.
Synonyms: swallow 1, take
2.
Synonyms: defeat 2, best, outdo, ||pip, worst
3.
Synonyms: fell 1, bowl (down or over), bring down, drop, flatten, floor, knock down, lay low, level, mow (down)
4.
Synonyms: kill 1, carry off, cut off, destroy, dispatch, finish, lay low, liquidate, scrag, take off
5.
Synonyms: overcome 1, conquer, hurdle, lick, master, surmount, throw
V. noun
a soft fluffy material or covering
the down on a peach
Synonyms: floss, flue, fluff, fur, fuzz, lint, pile