 get_down |
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| 1. | [ verb ] lower (one's body) as by kneeling | |
| Examples: | "Get down on your knees!" |
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| Related terms: | move | |
| 2. | [ verb ] pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking | |
| Synonyms: | swallow | |
| Examples: | "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" |
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| Related terms: | consume bolt swallow | |
| 3. | [ verb ] get off (a horse) | |
| Synonyms: | dismount get_off light unhorse | |
| Related terms: | descend riding | |
| 4. | [ verb ] move something or somebody to a lower position | |
| Synonyms: | lower let_down bring_down take_down | |
| Examples: | "take down the vase from the shelf" |
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| Related terms: | raise move tend depress dip incline reef descend | |
| 5. | [ verb ] lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | |
| Synonyms: | depress cast_down dismay dispirit demoralize demoralise deject | |
| Examples: | "These news depressed her" "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" |
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| Related terms: | elate discourage chill dejection demoralization sedative | |
| 6. | [ verb ] take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | |
| Synonyms: | begin start set_out commence start_out set_about get | |
| Examples: | : "We began working at dawn" "Who will start?" "Get working as soon as the sun rises!" "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia" "He began early in the day" |
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| Related terms: | end get_cracking launch plunge get_to break_in embark attack jump_off auspicate come_on recommence strike_out fall begin beginning newcomer novice | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (writing) put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc. | |
| Synonyms: | write_down set_down put_down | |
| Related terms: | write note transcribe notate dash_down | |
| Similar spelling: |
get_on get_in |
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