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Definition of down adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

down

adjective
 
/daʊn/
 
/daʊn/
 Idioms
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  1. [only before noun] moving or directed downwards or away from a place
    • The down escalator isn't working.
    • Click the down arrow.
  2. [not before noun] (informal) sad or depressed
    • I feel a bit down today.
    • You look a bit down. Is something the matter?
    • Don't let the weather get you down.
    Topics Feelingsb2
  3. [not before noun] (of a computer or computer system) not working
    • The system was down all morning.
    see also downtimeTopics Computersc1
    4. Word Originadjective Old English dūn, dūne, shortened from adūne ‘downward’, from the phrase of dūne ‘off the hill’.
Idioms
be down on your luck
  1. (informal) to have no money because of a period of bad luck
    • In the movie they play two jazz musicians who are down on their luck.
down in the mouth
  1. unhappy and depressedTopics Feelingsc2
hit somebody when they’re down
  1. to continue to hurt somebody when they are already defeated
kick somebody when they’re down
  1. to continue to hurt somebody when they are already defeated, etc.
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