What (who) is down - definition
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Down (constituency); Down (song); Down (album); Down (disambiguation)
down
adj. (colloq.)
angry
down on (he's down on us)
down
1. Not operating. "The up escalator is down" is considered a
humorous thing to say, and "The elevator is down" always
means "The elevator isn't working" and never refers to what
floor the elevator is on. With respect to computers, this
term has passed into the mainstream; the extension to other
kinds of machine is still hackish.
2. "go down" To stop functioning; usually said of the
system. The message from the console that every hacker
hates to hear from the operator is "System going down in 5
minutes".
3. "take down", "bring down" To deactivate purposely, usually
for repair work or PM. "I'm taking the system down to work
on that bug in the tape drive." Occasionally one hears the
word "down" by itself used as a verb in this sense.
See crash; opposite: up.
[Jargon File ]
(1994-12-07)
down
I. prep.
1.
From the top to the bottom of.
2.
Along the course of.
II. ad.
1.
Downward, in a descending course, from a high to a low position.
2.
On the ground, the floor, etc., prostrate.
3.
From a thin to a dense state, into a denser consistence.
4.
Below the horizon.
5.
Into disrepute, into disgrace, into disfavor or disuse.
6.
Low, humbled, in distress, in adversity.
Wikipedia
Down
Down most often refers to:
- Down, the relative direction opposed to up
- Down (gridiron football), in American/Canadian football, a period when one play takes place
- Down feather, a soft bird feather used in bedding and clothing
- Downland, a type of hill
Down may also refer to:
Pronunciation examples for down
1. No, down, down, down, down, down, down.
State Bird Provisions _ Stuart Brioza & Nicole Krasinski _ Talks at Google
2. And the probabilities go down, down, down, down, down, down,
Elizabeth Greene _ Talks at Google
3. Down, down, down.
Understanding Autism _ Gina Baldi _ Talks at Google
4. Ah, down, down, down.
Understanding Autism _ Gina Baldi _ Talks at Google
5. down, down, down.
Our Power to Change Others _ Tali Sharot _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of down
1. Down, down, down. 0':34:06 _ (There is someone ... Huh?) 0':34:12 _ Down, down, down.
2. Down, down, down, down, down, down. 0':35:47 _ No, no, please. 0':35:57 _ No. 0':37:06 _ (That‘s it.
3. Seeing your ranking going down, down, down – it was unavoidable."
4. "Down with the traitor, down with traitors, down with Bush.
5. Several of the demonstrators chanted "Down, down UK" and "Down, down EU" as well as other anti–British slogans.