down

Definitions

• (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
• (comparable) At a lower or further place or position along a set path.
• South (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
• Away from the city (regardless of direction).
• At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
• (sport) Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).
• Into a state of non-operation.
• To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.
• (rail transport) In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
• (sentence substitute) get Get down.
• (UK) Away from Oxford or Cambridge.
• From a remoter or higher antiquity.
• So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.
• So as to reduce size, weight or volume.
• From less to greater detail.
• So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface.
• (intensifier)