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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: lower (one's body) as by kneeling; "Get down on your knees!"
2: 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]
3: alight from (a horse) [syn: unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down]
4: pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" [syn: swallow, get down]
5: 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]
6: put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc. [syn: write down, set down, get down, put down]
7: 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]

Merriam Webster's

verb Date: 1647 transitive verb 1. to manage to swallow 2. to cause to be physically, mentally, or emotionally exhausted ; depress <the weather was getting her down> 3. to commit to writing ; describe intransitive verb 1. to alight especially from a vehicle ; descend 2. to give one's attention or consideration — used with to <get down to business> 3. a. to perform music or dance effectively and infectiously b. to have a good time partying

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If something gets you down, it makes you unhappy. At times when my work gets me down, I like to fantasize about being a farmer. PHRASAL VERB: V n P 2. If you get down, you lower your body until you are sitting, kneeling, or lying on the ground. She got down on her hands and knees on the floor... 'Get down!' she yelled. 'Somebody's shooting!' PHRASAL VERB: V P on n, V P 3. If you get something down, especially something that someone has just said, you write it down. The idea has been going around in my head for quite a while and now I am getting it down on paper. PHRASAL VERB: V n P, also V P n (not pron) 4. If you get food or medicine down, you swallow it, especially with difficulty. (INFORMAL) I bit into a hefty slab of bread and cheese. When I had got it down I started talking. PHRASAL VERB: V n P, also V P n (not pron)

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

Descend, come down.