Definition of down

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Down (adv.) From a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a thicker consistence; as, to boil down in cookery, or in making decoctions..

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Down :: Down (adv.) Hence: Towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as, to sail or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound..
Herb :: Herb (n.) A plant whose stem does not become woody and permanent, but dies, at least down to the ground, after flowering..
Trail :: Trail (v. t.) To tread down, as grass, by walking through it; to lay flat..
Downward :: Downward (adv.) Alt. of Downward.
Chesstree :: Chesstree (n.) A piece of oak bolted perpendicularly on the side of a vessel, to aid in drawing down and securing the clew of the mainsail..
Crouch :: Crouch (v. i.) To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with the logs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear..
Dismantle :: Dismantle (v. t.) To strip of furniture and equipments, guns, etc.; to unrig; to strip of walls or outworks; to break down; as, to dismantle a fort, a town, or a ship..
Dump :: Dump (v. t.) To put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to unload from a cart by tilting it; as, to dump sand, coal, etc..
Stramash :: Stram (v. t.) To dash down; to beat.
Decrial :: Decrial (n.) A crying down; a clamorous censure; condemnation by censure.
Fine :: Fine (a.) To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually..
Obconical :: Obconical (a.) Conical, but having the apex downward; inversely conical..
Floor :: Floor (v. t.) To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down; hence, to silence by a conclusive answer or retort; as, to floor an opponent..
Base :: Base (a.) To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower..
Score :: Score (v. t.) To mark or signify by lines or notches; to keep record or account of; to set down; to record; to charge.
Repose :: Repose (v.) To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit..
Decurrence :: Decurrence (n.) The act of running down; a lapse.
Subside :: Subside (v. i.) To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
Depone :: Depone (v. t.) To lay down.
Turn :: Turn (v. i.) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery..
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