cast down
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To make (a person) discouraged or dejected.
- (transitive) To overthrow, to defeat or bring to ruin.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English casten doun affix from English cast (try) + English down (from a higher position to a lower one, hill).
Origin
English
down
Gloss
from a higher position to a lower one, hill
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
丘, 岡, 阜
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Branton English
- aftercast English
- antidown English
- backdown English
- beachcast English
- beatdown English
- becast English
- bicast English
- blowdown English
- boildown English
- bouncedown English
- braincast English
- bringdown English
- broadcast English
- builddown English
- burndown English
- buydown English
- cast English
- cast about English
- cast net English
- castability English
- castable English
- casted English
- caster English
- casteth English
- castful English
- casting English
- castless English
- castling English
- castmate English
- castmember English
- castoff English
- castworthy English
- clampdown English
- cleardown English
- climbdown English
- colorcast English
- comedown English
- countdown English
- cramdown English
- cross-cast English
- cutdown English
- diecast English
- down English
- down-gyved English
- down-hearted English
- downable English
- downbound English
- downbow English
- downcard English
- downcase English
- downcast English
- downchirp English
- downclimb English
- downcoast English
- downcomer English
- downcutting English
- downdip English
- downer English
- downface English
- downfalling English
- downflex English
- downfold English
- downforce English
- downgauge English
- downgaze English
- downglide English
- downgoing English
- downgone English
- downgyved English
- downhearted English
- downland English
- downlead English
- downlight English
- downlighting English
- downlike English
- downlist English
- download English
- downlooked English
- downlying English
- downmass English
- downmost English
- downness English
- downpick English
- downpipe English
- downpress English
- downrange English
- downrank English
- downsample English
- downselection English
- downshift English
- downshifter English
- downside English
- downsitting English
- downslope English
- downsloping English
- downslur English
- downsome English
- downspout English
- downstair English
- downstate English
- downstreet English
- downstrike English
- downstroke English
- downstyle English
- downtempo English
- downthrow English
- downthrown English
- downtick English
- downtime English
- downtone English
- downtown English
- downtube English
- downward English
- downwards English
- downwarp English
- downwell English
- downy English
- downzone English
- drawdown English
- drilldown English
- dropdown English
- dubdown English
- dumbed-down English
- eiderdown English
- evendown English
- featherdown English
- forcast English
- forcasten English
- forecast English
- forncast English
- forthcast English
- goosedown English
- hoedown English
- hydrocast English
- kickdown English
- knockdown English
- lay down English
- lifecast English
- lookdown English
- lowdown English
- markdown English
- miscast English
- mixdown English
- molecast English
- mountdown English
- neckdown English
- newcast English
- off-cast English
- offcast English
- opencast English
- outcast English
- overcast English
- pastedown English
- patdown English
- paydown English
- phasedown English
- playdown English
- precast English
- pushdown English
- recast English
- ringdown English
- rolldown English
- roughcast English
- rubdown English
- sand-cast English
- scaledown English
- scrubdown English
- sdown English
- selldown English
- setdown English
- shadowcast English
- showdown English
- sidecast English
- slapdown English
- smackdown English
- spelldown English
- spindown English
- splashdown English
- starcast English
- staredown English
- stepdown English
- stonecast English
- strapdown English
- stripdown English
- sundown English
- surfcast English
- talkdown English
- teardown English
- thistledown English
- throwdown English
- touchdown English
- trickledown English
- tumbledown English
- turndown English
- typecast English
- umbecast English
- umcast English
- uncast English
- undercast English
- up so down English
- upcast English
- upside down English
- washdown English
- winddown English
- wormcast English
- write-down English
- casten German
- down German
- cast Italian
- cast Dutch, Flemish
- casten Dutch, Flemish
- down Dutch, Flemish
- kastie Dutch, Flemish
- casten Middle English
- casten doun Middle English
- doune Middle English
- kasta Old Norse
- ดาวน์ Thai
- 卡司 Chinese
- 卡士 Chinese
- 當機 Chinese
- daun Tok Pisin
- daunbilo Tok Pisin
- daunim Tok Pisin
- cast
- down
- sdown
- downy
- caster
- umcast
- casted
- downer
- upcast
- becast
- recast
- uncast
- bicast
- newcast
- castoff
- offcast
- casteth
- paydown
- mixdown
- diecast
- sundown
- hoedown
- casting
- lowdown
- Branton
- forcast
- downdip
- setdown
- dubdown
- cutdown
- rubdown
- miscast
- outcast
- buydown
- castful
- patdown
- precast
- downbow
- downgone
- downtone
- typecast
- opencast
- downtown
- downlike
- pushdown
- umbecast
- downlist
- downtube
- downward
- castling
- overcast
- comedown
- kickdown
- off-cast
- castmate
- downcase
- downpick
- turndown
- downcast
- downflex
- evendown
- beatdown
- downwarp
- downlead
- download
- showdown
- surfcast
- teardown
- downland
- molecast
- lookdown
- downrank
- neckdown
- drawdown
- playdown
- markdown
- downmass
- spindown
- castless
- downsome
- starcast
- selldown
- downside
- downface
- winddown
- blowdown
- talkdown
- stepdown
- dropdown
- burndown
- lay down
- slapdown
- downcard
- downwell
- downness
- downtick
- downzone
- downable
- forecast
- backdown
- washdown
- wormcast
- castable
- downgaze
- lifecast
- downslur
- downmost
- antidown
- rolldown
- boildown
- forncast
- ringdown
- downpipe
- downfold
- cast net
- cramdown
- downtime
- sidecast
- downrange
- downstate
- pastedown
- countdown
- downstair
- goosedown
- downpress
- downwards
- bringdown
- downstyle
- cleardown
- downtempo
- downgauge
- aftercast
- downcoast
- sand-cast
- forcasten
- hydrocast
- touchdown
- downshift
- braincast
- broadcast
- scrubdown
- colorcast
- phasedown
- roughcast
- smackdown
- drilldown
- eiderdown
- downslope
- knockdown
- stripdown
- climbdown
- scaledown
- staredown
- downclimb
- downlight
- undercast
- throwdown
- spelldown
- stonecast
- mountdown
- clampdown
- strapdown
- downbound
- builddown
- downcomer
- beachcast
- downforce
- downglide
- downgyved
- downthrow
- downspout
- downchirp
- downgoing
- downlying
- forthcast
- downlooked
- cross-cast
- tumbledown
- downstrike
- cast about
- down-gyved
- up so down
- downthrown
- shadowcast
- splashdown
- bouncedown
- downstroke
- castmember
- downstreet
- downsample
- castworthy
- write-down
- downsloping
- downshifter
- dumbed-down
- upside down
- downsitting
- featherdown
- downcutting
- downhearted
- trickledown
- thistledown
- castability
- downfalling
- downlighting
- down-hearted
- downselection