down

down adv

late OE dúne.

1. In a lower place.
2. On paper; in letters; with an inscription.
3. Into weakness; having injury; being defeated; in a low condition.
4. Across; spanning through; in a linear movement along.
5. Strapped; confined.
6. Disappeared; vanished.
7. Below; underneath.
8. Descending from; dropping from; moving a higher place to a lower place on.
9. Off; shut; closed.
10. Below the horizon.
11. Fallen; flattened; demolished; from raised to level position.
12. In the grave.

down n

ON dún.

1. Soft feathers; fine covering of baby ducks, geese, and other fowls; [fig.] gentle clouds; delicate mists.
2. Pillow; cushion; comforter; bed; resting place; [word play on down, adv.] snowbank; low place on the ground.

down prep

see down, adv.

1. Lower part; inferior portion.
2. Descending; lower; (see Leviticus 19:16).
3. Opposite direction.
4. Across; spanning through or across more linear movement.