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Meaning:
Adjective:
- colloquial With "on", negative about, hostile to
- Depressed, feeling low.
- not comparable Inoperable; out of order; out of service.
- US|slang With "with", relaxed about, accepting of
- Of a task; finished in phrases like
- On a lower level than before.
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Adverb:
- comparable At a lower place or position.
- comparable From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- sentence substitute Get down.
- Into a state of non-operation.
- Ireland Away from the city (even if the location is to the North).
- rail transport The direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- South (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
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Noun:
- American football A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball ''is down'', or ''is downed''.
- obsolete|_|except in place-names Hill, rolling grassland (such as "Churchill Downs", "Upson Downs" from ''Auntie Mame'', by Patrick Dennis).
- usually plural Field, especially for racing.
- Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
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Preposition:
- From one end to another; especially, from a higher end to a lower.
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Proper noun:
- One of the counties of Northern Ireland
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Verb:
- American football To bring a play to an end by touching the ball to the ground or while it is on the ground.
- pocket billiards To put a ball in a pocket; to pot a ball.
- transitive To cause to come down.
- transitive To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
- transitive To write off; to make fun of.
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