'get down' definitions:
Definition of 'get down'
(from WordNet)
verb
Lower (one's body) as by kneeling; "Get down on your knees!"
verb
Move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf" [syn: lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down] [ant: bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise]
verb
verb
Pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" [syn: swallow, get down]
verb
Lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" [syn: depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise] [ant: elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift]
verb
Put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc. [syn: write down, set down, get down, put down]
verb
Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" [syn: get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence] [ant: end, terminate]
Words containing 'get down'
- Get,
- Getting,
- To get at,
- To get before,
- To get between,
- To get into,
- To get on,
- To get over,
- To get through,
- To get up,
- all get out,
- get about,
- get at,
- get by,
- get in,
- get into,
- get it,
- get it on,
- get it over,
- get off,
- get on,
- get on with,
- get out,
- get out of,
- get over,
- get through,
- get to,
- get to be,
- get up,
- get with it,
- gets,
- To get a mile,
- To get ahead,
- To get along,
- To get among,
- To get asleep,
- To get astray,
- To get away with,
- To get back,
- To get behind,
- To get beyond,
- To get by heart,
- To get clear,
- To get drunk,
- To get forward,
- To get free,
- To get ground,
- To get hand,
- To get home,
- To get into trouble,
- To get loose,
- To get near,
- To get rid of,
- To get square with,
- To get the best of,
- To get the better of,
- To get the hang of,
- To get the range of,
- To get the start,
- To get wind,
- get a line,
- get a load,
- get a look,
- get a noseful,
- get a whiff,
- get across,
- get ahead,
- get along,
- get along with,
- get around,
- get around to,
- get away,
- get away with,
- get back,
- get back at,
- get behind,
- get cracking,
- get dressed,
- get even,
- get even with,
- get going,
- get hitched with,
- get hold,
- get hold of,
- get in touch,
- get in touch with,
- get laid,
- get married,
- get moving,
- get off the ground,
- get onto,
- get rid of,
- get rolling,
- get started,
- get stuck,
- get the best,
- get the better of,
- get the dope on,
- get the goods,
- get the hang,
- get the hang of,
- get the jump,
- get the picture,
- get the sack,
- get to grips,
- get together,
- get weaving,
- get well,
- get wind,
- get wise,
- get word,
- get worse,
- get-up,
- getting even,
- Get-penny,
- To get one's hand in,
- To get or to hold In chancery,
- To get the cart before the horse,
- attention-getting,
- get one's Irish up,
- get one's lumps,
- get under one's skin,
- get-at-able,
- get-go,
- get-up-and-go,
- to get a word in edgewise,
- to get one's back up,
- to get the lay of the land,
- To get the higher upper hand,
- get-well card,
- un-get-at-able