down - Meaning in Punjabi

down - Meaning in Punjabi

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Definitions and Meaning of down in English

down adjective

1. being or moving lower in position or less in some valueadj.all

   Examples

   • "down by a pawn"
   • "lay face down"
   • "our team is down by a run"
   • "the moon is down"
   • "the stock market is down today"
2. becoming progressively loweradj.all

   Example

   • "the down trend in the real estate market"
3. extending or moving from a higher to a lower placeadj.all

   Examples

   • "the down staircase"
   • "the downward course of the stream"
4. being put out by a strikeoutadj.all

   Example

   • "two down in the bottom of the ninth"
5. understood perfectlyadj.all

   Example

   • "had his algebra problems down"
6. filled with melancholy and despondencyadj.all

   Examples

   • "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"
   • "a gloomy silence"
   • "depressed by the loss of his job"
   • "downcast after his defeat"
   • "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
   • "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"
   • "gloomy predictions"
   • "lonely and blue in a strange city"
   • "the darkening mood"
   • "took a grim view of the economy"
7. not functioning (temporarily or permanently)adj.all

   Example

   • "we can't work because the computer is down"
8. shutadj.all

   Example

   • "the shades were down"
9. lower than previouslyadj.all

   Examples

   • "prices are down"
   • "the market is depressed"

down abverb

1. from an earlier timeadv.all

   Example

   • "the story was passed down from father to son"
2. to a lower intensityadv.all

   Example

   • "he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black"
3. in an inactive or inoperative stateadv.all

   Examples

   • "the computer went down again"
   • "the factory went down during the strike"
4. paid in cash at time of purchaseadv.all

   Example

   • "put ten dollars down on the necklace"
5. away from a more central or a more northerly placeadv.all

   Examples

   • "came down for the wedding"
   • "flew down to Florida"
   • "was sent down to work at the regional office"
   • "worked down on the farm"
6. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or positionadv.all

   Examples

   • "don't fall down"
   • "prices plunged downward"
   • "rode the lift up and skied down"

Down noun

1. English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)noun.person

down noun

1. (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soilnoun.object
2. fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)noun.body
3. soft fine feathersnoun.animal
4. (American football) a complete play to advance the footballnoun.act

   Example

   • "you have four downs to gain ten yards"

down verb

1. shoot at and force to come downverb.motion

   Example

   • "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"
2. cause to come or go downverb.contact

   Examples

   • "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"
   • "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"
3. drink down entirelyverb.consumption

   Examples

   • "He downed three martinis before dinner"
   • "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"
   • "They popped a few beer after work"
4. eat up completely, as with great appetiteverb.consumption

   Examples

   • "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
   • "The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them"
5. bring down or defeat (an opponent)verb.competition
6. improve or perfect by pruning or polishingverb.change

   Example

   • "refine one's style of writing"

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