down - Meaning in Tamil

down - Meaning in Tamil

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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"

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