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get down Definition

• (v) lower (one''s body) as by kneeling; "Get down on your knees!"
• (v) move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
• (v) get off (a horse)
• (v) pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won''t kill you!"
• (v) lower someone''s spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child''s health demoralizes her"
• (v) put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
• (v) 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"

get down Synonyms

• begin
• bring down
• cast down
• commence
• deject
• demoralise
• demoralize
• depress
• dismay
• dismount
• dispirit
• get
• get down
• get off
• let down
• light
• lower
• put down
• set about
• set down
• set out
• start
• start out
• swallow
• take down
• unhorse
• write down