get down
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
lower (one's body) as by kneeling
Get down on your knees!
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Sense 2 verb
move something or somebody to a lower position
take down the vase from the shelf
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- lift antonym
- come down causes
- letting down derivation
- lower berth derivation
Sense 3 verb
alight from (a horse)
Types & categories
- come down hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- deglutition derivation
Sense 5 verb
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
These news depressed her
Types & categories
- discourage hypernym
- chill hyponym
Related & opposite
- uplift antonym
- sedative derivation
- demoralisation derivation
- discouragement derivation
- dejection derivation
- depressant derivation
Sense 6 verb
put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
Types & categories
- write hypernym
- transcribe hyponym
- notate hyponym
- dash down hyponym
- note hyponym
Sense 7 verb
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
We began working at dawn
Types & categories
- recommence hyponym
- strike out hyponym
- fall hyponym
- jump off hyponym
- get to hyponym
- auspicate hyponym
- attack hyponym
- break in hyponym
- launch hyponym
- come on hyponym
- embark hyponym
- get cracking hyponym
Related & opposite
- terminate antonym
- commencement derivation
- start derivation
- fledgling derivation
- initiate derivation
- commencement derivation
- begin verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | lift |
| 2 | causes | Related & opposite | come down |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | letting down |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | lower berth |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | reef |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | depress |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dip |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | incline |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | dismount |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | riding |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | come down |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | deglutition |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | ingest |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | bolt |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | uplift |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sedative |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | demoralisation |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | discouragement |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | dejection |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | depressant |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | discourage |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | chill |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | write |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | transcribe |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | notate |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | dash down |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | note |
| 7 | antonym | Related & opposite | terminate |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | commencement |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | start |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | fledgling |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | initiate |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | commencement |
| 7 | verb group | Related & opposite | begin |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | recommence |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | strike out |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | fall |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | jump off |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | get to |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | auspicate |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | attack |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | break in |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | launch |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | come on |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | embark |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | get cracking |