down

Sense 1 noun

soft fine feathers

Sense 2 verb

drink down entirely

He downed three martinis before dinner

Sense 3 adjective

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

lay face down

Sense 4 adverb

spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

don't fall down

Sense 5 noun

(American football) a complete play to advance the football

you have four downs to gain ten yards

Sense 6 verb

eat immoderately

Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal

Sense 7 adverb

away from a more central or a more northerly place

was sent down to work at the regional office

Sense 8 verb

bring down or defeat (an opponent)

Sense 9 adverb

paid in cash at time of purchase

put ten dollars down on the necklace

Sense 10 noun

(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

Sense 11 verb

shoot at and force to come down

the enemy landed several of our aircraft

Sense 12 adverb

from an earlier time

the story was passed down from father to son

Sense 13 noun

fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

Sense 14 verb

cause to come or go down

The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect

Sense 15 adjective

understood perfectly

had his algebra problems down

Sense 16 adverb

to a lower intensity

he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black

Sense 17 verb

improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

refine one's style of writing

Sense 18 adverb

in an inactive or inoperative state

the factory went down during the strike

Sense 19 adjective

shut

the shades were down

Sense 20 adjective

not functioning (temporarily or permanently)

we can't work because the computer is down