Down

What does down mean?

noun

1. soft fine feathers
2. (American football) a complete play to advance the football you have four downs to gain ten yards
3. (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

verb

1. drink down entirely He downed three martinis before dinner
2. eat immoderately Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
3. bring down or defeat (an opponent)

adjective

1. being or moving lower in position or less in some value lay face down
2. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place the down staircase
3. becoming progressively lower the down trend in the real estate market

adverb

1. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position don't fall down
2. away from a more central or a more northerly place was sent down to work at the regional office
3. paid in cash at time of purchase put ten dollars down on the necklace

Definitions from WordNet 3.0, Princeton University.