down

down · adverb

imported

Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    Toward or in a lower position.

  2. 2.

    To or at a lower level or value.

  3. 3.

    Away from a higher position.

  4. 4.

    Into a state of less activity.

  5. 5.

    From a higher to a lower point of.

  6. 6.

    Along or through.

  7. 7.

    Directed toward a lower position.

  8. 8.

    Unhappy or depressed.

  9. 9.

    Not functioning.

  10. 10.

    Soft, fine feathers or hair.

Related words

Antonyms: up
See also: below, under, up
Synonyms: below, downward

Etymology

From Old English dune meaning "from the hill," shortened from adune meaning "downward." Related to Old English dun meaning "hill." The feather sense comes from Old Norse dunn.