[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

down \down\ doun, v. t.
   to cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down. r. --young.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

down \down\, n. oe. dun, doun, as. d=un; of celtic origin;
   cf. ir. d=un hill, fortified hill, gael. dun heap, hillock,
   hill, w. din a fortified hill or mount; akin to e. town. see
   town, and cf. down, adv.  prep., dune.
   1. a bank or rounded hillock of sand thrown up by the wind
      along or near the shore; a flattish-topped hill; --
      usually in the plural.
      1913 webster

            hills afford prospects, as they must needs
            acknowledge who have been on the downs of sussex.
                                                  --ray.
      1913 webster

            she went by dale, and she went by down. --tennyson.
      1913 webster

   2. a tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the
      sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the
      grazing of sheep; -- usually in the plural. eng.
      1913 webster

            seven thousand broad-tailed sheep grazed on his
            downs.                                --sandys.
      1913 webster

   3. pl. a road for shipping in the english channel or straits
      of dover, near deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in
      time of war.
      1913 webster

            on the 11th june, 1771 we run up the channel . . .
            at noon we were abreast of dover, and about three
            came to an anchor in the downs, and went ashore at
            deal.                                 --cook first
                                                  voyage.
      1913 webster

   4. pl. from the adverb. a state of depression; low state;
      abasement. colloq.
      1913 webster

            it the downs of life too much outnumber the ups.
                                                  --m. arnold.
      1913 webster
see also:
town down dune 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

down \down\, n. akin to lg. dune, dun, icel. d?nn, sw. dun,
   dan. duun, g. daune, cf. d. dons; perh. akin to e. dust.
   1. fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of
      animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool; esp.:
      a zool. the soft under feathers of birds. they have
          short stems with soft rachis and bards and long
          threadlike barbules, without hooklets.
      b bot. the pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or
          envelope of the seeds of certain plants, as of the
          thistle.
      c the soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
          1913 webster

                and the first down begins to shade his face.
                                                  --dryden.
          1913 webster

   2. that which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which
      affords ease and repose, like a bed of down
      1913 webster

            when in the down i sink my head,
            sleep, death's twin brother, times my breath.
                                                  --tennyson.
      1913 webster

            thou bosom softness, down of all my cares
                                                  --southern.
      1913 webster

   down tree bot., a tree of central america ochroma
      lagopus, the seeds of which are enveloped in vegetable
      wool.
      1913 webster
see also:
down tree ochroma lagopus 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

down \down\, adv. for older adown, as. ad=un, ad=une,
   prop., from or off the hill. see 3d down, and cf. adown,
   and cf. adown.
   1. in the direction of gravity or toward the center of the
      earth; toward or in a lower place or position; below; --
      the opposite of up.
      1913 webster

   2. hence, in many derived uses, as:
      a from a higher to a lower position, literally or
          figuratively; in a descending direction; from the top
          of an ascent; from an upright position; to the ground
          or floor; to or into a lower or an inferior condition;
          as, into a state of humility, disgrace, misery, and
          the like; into a state of rest; -- used with verbs
          indicating motion.
          1913 webster

                it will be rain to-night. let it come down.
                                                  --shak.
          1913 webster

                i sit me down beside the hazel grove.
                                                  --tennyson.
          1913 webster

                and that drags down his life.     --tennyson.
          1913 webster

                there is not a more melancholy object in the
                learned world than a man who has written himself
                down.                             --addison.
          1913 webster

                the french . . . shone down i. e., outshone
                the english.                      --shak.
      b in a low or the lowest position, literally or
          figuratively; at the bottom of a descent; below the
          horizon; on the ground; in a condition of humility,
          dejection, misery, and the like; in a state of quiet.
          1913 webster

                i was down and out of breath.     --shak.
          1913 webster

                the moon is down; i have not heard the clock.
                                                  --shak.
          1913 webster

                he that is down needs fear no fall. --bunyan.
          1913 webster

   3. from a remoter or higher antiquity.
      1913 webster

            venerable men you have come down to us from a
            former generation.                    --d. webster.
      1913 webster

   4. 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. --arbuthnot.
      1913 webster

   note: down is sometimes used elliptically, standing for go
         down, come down, tear down, take down, put down, haul
         down, pay down, and the like, especially in command or
         exclamation.

               down, therefore, and beg mercy of the duke.
                                                  --shak.
         1913 webster

               if he be hungry more than wanton, bread alone
               will down.                         --locke.
         down is also used intensively; as, to be loaded down;
         to fall down; to hang down; to drop down; to pay down.

               the temple of her`e at argos was burnt down.
                                                  --jowett
                                                  thucyd..
         down, as well as up, is sometimes used in a
         conventional sense; as, down east.

               persons in london say down to scotland, etc., and
               those in the provinces, up to london.
                                                  --stormonth.
         1913 webster

   down helm naut., an order to the helmsman to put the helm
      to leeward.

   down on or down upon joined with a verb indicating
      motion, as go, come, pounce, to attack, implying the idea
      of threatening power.
      1913 webster

            come down upon us with a mighty power. --shak.

   down with, take down, throw down, put down; -- used in
      energetic command, often by people aroused in crowds,
      referring to people, laws, buildings, etc.; as, down with
      the king "down with the palace; fire it." --dryden.

   to be down on, to dislike and treat harshly. slang, u.s.
      

   to cry down. see under cry, v. t.

   to cut down. see under cut, v. t.

   up and down, with rising and falling motion; to and fro;
      hither and thither; everywhere. "let them wander up and
      down." --ps. lix. 15.
      1913 webster
see also:
down adown up down helm down on down upon 
down with to be down on to cry down cry to cut down 
cut up and down 

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

down \down\, prep. from down, adv.
   1. in a descending direction along; from a higher to a lower
      place upon or within; at a lower place in or on; as, down
      a hill; down a well.
      1913 webster

   2. hence: towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as,
      to sail or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound.
      1913 webster

   down the country, toward the sea, or toward the part where
      rivers discharge their waters into the ocean.

   down the sound, in the direction of the ebbing tide; toward
      the sea.
      1913 webster
see also:
down down the country down the sound 

[6] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

down \down\, v. t. imp.  p. p. downed; p. pr.  vb. n.
   downing.
   to cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to
   overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down.
   archaic or colloq. "to down proud hearts." --sir p. sidney.
   1913 webster

         i remember how you downed beauclerk and hamilton, the
         wits, once at our house.                 --madame
                                                  d'arblay.
   1913 webster
see also:
downed downing 

[7] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

down \down\, v. i.
   to go down; to descend. --locke.
   1913 webster

[8] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

down \down\, a.
   1. downcast; as, a down look. r.
      1913 webster

   2. downright; absolute; positive; as, a down denial. obs.
      --beau.  fl.
      1913 webster

   3. downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down
      grade; a down train on a railway.
      1913 webster

   down draught, a downward draft, as in a flue, chimney,
      shaft of a mine, etc.

   down in the mouth, down at the mouth chopfallen;
      dejected.
      1913 webster
see also:
down draught down in the mouth down at the mouth 

[9] : WordNet (r) 2.0

down
     adj 1: being or moving lower in position or less in some value;
            "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down
            by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down
            today" ant: up
     2: becoming progressively lower; "the down trend in the real
        estate market" syn: downa
     3: understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down" syn:
        down patp, mastered
     4: extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the
        down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream" syn:
         downa, downwarda
     5: out; "two down in the last of the ninth" syn: downp
     6: lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices
        are down" syn: depressed, downp
     7: shut; "the shades were down"
     8: cut down; "the tree is down" syn: cut, cut down
     9: not functioning temporarily or permanently; "we can't work
        because the computer is down"
     10: low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city";
         "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and
         resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his
         defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" syn: blue,
          depressed, dispirited, downp, downcast, downhearted,
          down in the mouth, low, low-spirited
     11: the fractional price paid in cash at time of purchase; "the
         down payment"; "a payment of $200 down"
     n 1: soft fine feathers syn: down feather
     2: american football a complete play to advance the football;
        "you have 4 downs to gain 10 yards"
     3: english physician who first described down's syndrome
        1828-1896 syn: john l. h. down
     4: usually plural a rolling treeless highland with little
        soil
     5: fine soft dense hair as the fine short hair of cattle or
        deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain
        dogs syn: pile
     adv 1: spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level
            or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and
            skied down"; "prices plunged downward" syn: downwards,
             downward, downwardly ant: up, up, up, up
     2: away from a more central or a more northerly place; "was
        sent down to work at the regional office"; "worked down on
        the farm"; "came down for the wedding"; "flew down to
        florida" ant: up
     3: paid in cash at time of purchase; "put ten dollars down on
        the necklace"
     4: from an earlier time; "the story was passed down from father
        to son"
     5: to a lower intensity; "he slowly phased down the light until
        the stage was completely black" ant: up
     6: in an inactive or inoperative state; "the factory went down
        during the strike"; "the computer went down again"
     v 1: drink down entirely; "he downed three martinis before
          dinner"; "she killed a bottle of brandy that night";
          "they popped a few beer after work" syn: toss off, pop,
           bolt down, belt down, pour down, drink down, kill
     2: eat immoderately; "some people can down a pound of meat in
        the course of one meal" syn: devour, consume, go
        through
     3: bring down or defeat an opponent
     4: shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several
        of our aircraft" syn: shoot down, land
     5: cause to come or go down; "the policeman downed the heavily
        armed suspect"; "the mugger knocked down the old lady
        after she refused to hand over her wallet" syn: knock
        down, cut down, push down, pull down
     6: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's
        style of writing" syn: polish, refine, fine-tune
see also:
up downa down patp mastered downwarda downp 
depressed cut cut down blue dispirited 
downcast downhearted down in the mouth low low-spirited 
down feather john l. h. down pile downwards downward 
downwardly toss off pop bolt down belt down 
pour down drink down kill devour consume 
go through shoot down land knock down push down 
pull down polish refine fine-tune 

[10] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

493 moby thesaurus words for "down":
   cod, vandyke, actively, adown, ailing, air, alkali flat,
   all up with, alluvial plain, anthill, backset, bad, barrow, basin,
   beard, beat, beaten, beaver, bedfast, bedridden, below, below par,
   best, bested, blow down, blow over, blubber, blue, booked,
   bottomland, bowed-down, bowl down, bowl over, brae, breeze,
   bring down, bristles, bubble, bulldog, bushveld, butte, butter,
   campo, carry off, cascade, cash, cash down, cash on delivery,
   cast down, cataract, chaff, champaign, champaign country, check,
   chip, chop down, chute, clay, coastal plain, cobweb, collapse,
   collapsing, come down, comedown, completed, completely, concluded,
   confined, confounded, conquer, consume, cork, crash,
   critically ill, cushion, cut down, cut off, daintiness, dash down,
   dashed, debacle, deciduous, deck, declension, declination,
   declining, declivitous, decurrent, defeated, defluxion, dejected,
   delicacy, delta, depressant, depressed, depressing, depressive,
   descend, descendant, descending, descension, descent, desert,
   despairing, despondent, desponding, destroy, devour, digest,
   dip down, discomfited, discomfiture, discouraged, discouraging,
   disheartened, disheartening, dispatch, dispirited, dispiriting,
   dispose of, disregard, documented, done, done for, done in, dough,
   down, down south, downbend, downcast, downcome, downcurve,
   downfall, downfalling, downflow, downgoing, downgrade, downhearted,
   downhill, downiness, downline, downpour, downright, downrush,
   downs, downsinking, downstairs, downstream, downstreet, downtown,
   downtrend, downturn, downward, downward trend, downwards, downwith,
   drooping, droopy, drop, drop down, drop off, dropping, drumlin,
   dune, dust, earlier, earnestly, earthward, eat, eat up, eiderdown,
   ended, enrolled, entered, ether, faint, faintish, fairy, fall,
   fall down, fall off, fallen, falling, feather, feather bed,
   feathers, feeling awful, feeling faint, feeling low,
   feeling something terrible, fell, fetch down, filed, filminess,
   fine-grainedness, fineness, finish, finished, fixed, flat,
   flat country, flatland, flats, flatten, fleece, floor, floored,
   floss, flue, fluff, fluffiness, foam, foothills, for real, froth,
   fully, fur, fuzz, fuzziness, get away with, get down, go down,
   go downhill, goatee, gossamer, gossameriness, grass veld,
   grassland, gravitate, gravitation, ground, heartless, heath,
   hew down, hill, hillock, hipped, hors de combat, hospitalized,
   hummock, hurdle, hypochondriac, hypochondriacal, ignore, ill,
   imperial, in childbed, in danger, in hospital, in low spirits,
   in the depths, in the doldrums, in the dumps, inclination, indexed,
   indisposed, inferior, ingest, inscribed, invalided, kapok, knob,
   knock down, knoll, laid low, laid up, lambasted, lande,
   languishing, lathered, lay level, lay low, lay out, legal, level,
   lick, licked, lint, liquidate, llano, logged, lose altitude, low,
   low-spirited, lower, lowest, lowland, lowlands, lunar mare, mare,
   master, mesa, mesilla, minuted, molehill, money down, monticle,
   monticule, moor, moorland, mortally ill, mote, mound, mow down,
   nether, not quite right, of record, off, off-color, official,
   on call, on demand, on file, on record, on the books,
   on the descendant, on the downgrade, on the skids, open country,
   oppressive, out of sorts, outdo, outdone, overborne, overcome,
   overmastered, overmatched, overpowered, overridden, overthrown,
   overturned, overwhelmed, pampa, pampas, panicked, parachute,
   pay-as-you-go, peach fuzz, peneplain, pessimistic, pile, pillow,
   pining, pipe, pitch, plain, plains, plateau, playa, plummet,
   plummeting, plunge, plunging, plush, pocket, pocket the affront,
   posted, pounce, pour down, prairie, precipitate, prostrate,
   pubescence, pudding, puff, pull down, put away, put to rout, putty,
   rain, rapids, rase, raze, recorded, refinement, registered,
   reversal, reverse, reverse of fortune, rocky, routed, rubber,
   ruined, sagging, salt flat, salt marsh, salt pan, sand dune, satin,
   satininess, savanna, scattered, scrag, sebkha, seedy,
   send headlong, setback, setting, settled, severe check, sick,
   sick abed, sick unto death, sickish, side whiskers, silenced, silk,
   silkiness, sinking, skinned, skinned alive, slack, sluggish,
   smoothness, softness, spiritless, sponge, spread-eagle, spume,
   stampeded, steppe, stomach, stoop, straw, strictly cash, stubble,
   subdued, subjacent, submerging, subsiding, suicidal, supinate,
   surmount, surround, swallow, swallow an insult, swansdown, swell,
   swoop, table, tableland, take, take down, take in, take off,
   taken ill, terminated, thistledown, through, through-and-through,
   throw, throw down, throwback, topple, tottering, tree veld,
   trend downward, trimmed, trip, trounced, tuck in, tuft, tumble,
   tumbledown, tundra, turn aside provocation, under,
   under the weather, undone, unwell, upland, upset, vega, veld,
   velvet, velvetiness, waterfall, wax, weald, weary of life,
   whack down, whelmed, whipped, whiskers, wide-open spaces,
   woebegone, wold, wool, world-weary, worst, worsted, written down,
   zephyr

[11] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

down 1. adj. not operating. "the up escalator is down" is considered a
   humorous thing to say unless of course you were expecting to use it,
   and "the elevator is down" always means "the elevator isn't working" and
   never refers to what floor the elevator is on. with respect to
   computers, this term has passed into the mainstream; the extension to
   other kinds of machine is still confined to techies e.g. boiler
   mechanics may speak of a boiler being down. 2. `go down' vi. to stop
   functioning; usually said of the system. the message from the
   console that every hacker hates to hear from the operator is "system
   going down in 5 minutes". 3. `take down', `bring down' vt. to deactivate
   purposely, usually for repair work or pm. "i'm taking the system down
   to work on that bug in the tape drive." occasionally one hears the word
   `down' by itself used as a verb in this vt. sense. see crash; oppose
   up.


see also:
system console pm crash up 

[12] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

down
     
        1. not operating.  "the up escalator is down" is considered a
        humorous thing to say, and "the elevator is down" always
        means "the elevator isn't working" and never refers to what
        floor the elevator is on.  with respect to computers, this
        term has passed into the mainstream; the extension to other
        kinds of machine is still hackish.
     
        2. "go down" to stop functioning; usually said of the
        system.  the message from the console that every hacker
        hates to hear from the operator is "system going down in 5
        minutes".
     
        3. "take down", "bring down" to deactivate purposely, usually
        for repair work or pm.  "i'm taking the system down to work
        on that bug in the tape drive."  occasionally one hears the
        word "down" by itself used as a verb in this sense.
     
        see crash; opposite: up.
     
        jargon file
     
        1994-12-07
     
     
see also:
system console pm crash up jargon file 

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