down

I 1. adverb

1)

they went down in the elevator

Syn:

toward a lower position, downward, downstairs

Ant:

up

2)

she fell down

Syn:

to the ground, to the floor, over

Ant:

up

2. preposition

1)

the elevator plunged down the shaft

Syn:

to a lower position in, to the bottom of

2)

I walked down the street

Syn:

along, to the other end of, from one end of — — to the other

3)

down the years

Syn:

throughout, through, during

3. adjective

1)

I'm feeling a bit down

Syn:

depressed, sad, unhappy, melancholy, miserable, wretched, sorrowful, gloomy, dejected, downhearted, despondent, dispirited, low; informal blue, down in the dumps, down in/at the mouth

Ant:

elated

2)

the computer is down

Syn:

not working, inoperative, malfunctioning, out of order, broken; not in service, out of action, out of commission; informal conked out, bust, busted, (gone) kaput, on the fritz, on the blink

Ant:

working

4. verb, informal

1)

antiaircraft missiles downed the fighter jet

Syn:

knock down/over, knock to the ground, bring down, topple; informal deck, floor, flatten

2)

he downed his beer

Syn:

drink (up/down), gulp (down), guzzle, quaff, drain, chugalug, slug, finish off; informal knock back, put away, scarf (down/up)

5. noun

the ups and downs of running a business

- be down on

Syn:

setbacks, upsets, reverses, reversals, mishaps, vicissitudes; informal glitches

II noun

goose down

Syn:

soft feathers, fine hair; fluff, fuzz, floss, lint