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adv

1. at the lowest point, at a low rate or degree, to a low point, below par, minimally, at a low ebb; at ground level, to the ground, underground, below the horizon; underfoot, on the ground or floor, underneath, under, beneath, below, Archaic. adown.

2. downstairs, downtown, down home, downstate, downstream, down the line, down the way or road.

3. in check, under control, penned in, hemmed in, in adversity, Inf. in a tight spot, Inf. between a rock and a hard place; in disgrace, in disfavor, Inf. on the list.

4. confined to bed, in bed, abed, laid up; sick, ailing, prostrate.

5. from a former time, onward in time, through the ages or years, down the corridors of time.

6.(all of payment) as downpayment, as retainer, up front, in advance, as earnest; in cash, on the counter, into the hand, on the barrelhead; at once, without delay, now, immediately, forthwith.

7. down with

away with, get rid of, Fr. a bas; oust, push out, Inf. kick out; stamp out, squelch, put an end to; abolish, repeal, do away with, revoke, invalidate, terminate; overthrow, overcome, pull down, bring down, upset, supplant, defeat, destroy, wipe out.

prep

8. from top to bottom, along the way, on the way down, from a higher to a lower point.

adj

9. descending, going down, coming down, downward; tumbling, sliding, dropping, falling, plunging.

10. dejected, downcast, sad, blue, disconsolate. See downcast.

11. down and out

destitute, impoverished, Sl. broke or flat broke; derelict, forsaken, forgotten, lost, adrift, Inf. on the skids, Sl. on the bum.

12. down on

hostile to, antagonistic, unsympathetic, antipathetic, set against.

n

13. descent, reverse, decline, falling, falling off, coming down, sinking; lapse, drop, plunge; fall, sink, droop, sag, slip.

v

14. overthrow, conquer, subdue, win over, beat, put down; fell, floor, knock down, knock out, KO; bring down, shoot down, bag, tally, rack up.

15. drink, swallow, gulp, toss off; drain, drain to the dregs, drain to the bottom, Inf. swill.

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n

fluff, baby feathers, fuzz, undergrowth; bloom, peach fuzz; nap, pile, shag; wool, thatch, fur; beard, whiskers, 5 o'clock shadow, chin fur; filament, cobweb, gossamer, thistledown