down
Down is a term with several distinct meanings in English. As a direction or position, down indicates movement toward a lower place or a lower level, or location beneath something. It is used as an adverb and preposition in phrases such as "sit down," "move down the stairs," or "the sun went down." In geography, the Downs refers to rolling chalk hills in southern England, and County Down is a historic county in Northern Ireland.
As a noun, down denotes the soft layer of fine feathers beneath the tougher exterior feathers of
As a verb, down can mean to swallow quickly, as in "to down a drink," or to
As an adjective, down can describe a state of low mood or health—"feeling down"—or being ill, as
The term also appears in personal names and place names, such as County Down in Northern Ireland,