down
/daʊ̯n/ adjective B2- Facing downwards. · Turn the cloth over so that the patterned side is down.
- At a lower level than before. · The stock market is down.· Prices are down.
- Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low. · Mary seems very down since she split up with her boyfriend.· Been down so long it seems like up to me
- Sick or ill. · He is down with the flu.
- Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed. · We have an officer down outside the suspect's house.· There are three soldiers down and one walking wounded.
- Stranded in a recumbent position; unable to stand. · a down cow
- Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly. · We have a chopper down near the river.
- Inoperable; out of order; out of service. · The system is down.
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Bingley is coming down, sister,” (for Mrs.
He comes down on Thursday, at the latest, very likely on Wednesday.
One more practiced in the arts of great cities would have hid her blushes beneath a veil, or, at least, have cast down her thickly fringed lashes, so as to have concealed the liquid lustre of her animated eyes; but, on the contrary, the delighted girl looked around her with a smile that seemed to say: “If you are my friends, rejoice with me, for I am very happy.”
AN ARAB Camel-driver, after completing the loading of his Camel, asked him which he would like best, to go up hill or down.
Other matches
- down From a higher position to a lower one A1
- down From the higher end to the lower of. A2
- down To knock C1
- down To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down. C2
- down A negative aspect C2
- down A field, especially one used for horse racing. C2
- down Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on yo... C2
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