1560s, from down (adv.). Meaning "swallow hastily" is by 1860; football sense of "bring down (an opposing player) by tackling" is attested by 1887. Related: Downed; downing.

"soft feathers," late 14c., from Old Norse dunn, perhaps ultimately from PIE root *dheu- (1) "to fly about (like dust), to rise in a cloud."

Old English dun "down, moor; height, hill, mountain," from Proto-Germanic *dunaz- (source also of Middle Dutch dunen "sandy hill," Dutch duin), "probably a pre-insular loan-wo [..]

late Old English shortened form of Old English ofdune "downwards," from dune "from the hill," dative of dun "hill" (see down (n.2)). A sense development peculiar to Engli [..]

soft, fuzzy feathers of young birds.

1. as it lies; playing the ball as you find it, with no alteration of its position or condition 2. behind in a match (usually counted by holes in match play, but could also apply to the number of stro [..]

an undulating, treeless upland plain.

When used in golf, down refers to the number of strokes or holes which one golf player is behind his opponent.

A computer is down when it is not running. It may be shut down for maintenance, hardware failure, or failure of the operating system or user program.

term for the number of holes that a player remains behind his/her challenger.

meaning that you are behind in score to an opponent. Counted by the number of holes in match play and by strokes in medal play. Example: "I was down by four strokes to my brother on the 12th [..]

The term used to describe how a player stands in a match play

Being a specific number of holes behind your opponent.

The soft fluffy under feathers of ducks and geese, often used to line jackets and vests for its insulation and warming properties.

1. adj. 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 nev [..]

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Definition adverb, preposition

Not working. A computer system is said to be down when it is not available to users. This can occur because it is broken (that is, it has crashed), or because it has been made temporarily unavailable [..]

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Comes from fluffy soft fibers under the feathers of water fowl i.e. geese and ducks. Often used in winter jackets, comforters, pillows and cushions. See The Laundress washing chart link below.  Can be laundered in the washing machine and dried using the dryer. We recommend using the detergent can care corresponding with the outer shell material. Dr [..]

(n) soft fine feathers(n) (American football) a complete play to advance the football(n) English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)(n) (usually plural) a rolling treeless h [..]

He is quite down in the mouth. Out of spirits; disheartened. When persons are very sad and low-spirited, the corners of the mouth are drawn down. “Down in the jib” is a nautical phra [..]

Denotes an electrical system component, or apparatus that is not operating.

  In IT terms, when a system is down, it is not available to users. This is not necessarily due to hardware or software faults, it may well be necessary to disconnect non-IT users, or take the system down for maintenance, installation of new hardware, loading new software etc. Traditionally such activities would take place after the End of Day, but [..]

Denotes a power plant that’s not operating.

 Short form for down payment. Also used when a salesman is finished talking to a prospective buyer. He is considered to be down and the next salesman is considered to be up and in line to handle the n [..]

payment or full payment according to the income tax return; omitted or insufficient payment of deduction at source made by the withholding agent; omitted or insufficient payment of Vat, even as down payment, resulting from the annual tax return or from the periodic settlement. In order to rectify the omitted payment alone, it is not necessary to su [..]

soft fluffy feathers (plumulaceous) that provide thermal insulation.

The fluffy under feathers of ducks and geese.

A layer of fine feathers that birds have under their exterior feathers. Young birds have only down. Down is a very good thermal insulator, and used in some bedding and clothing products.

The soft downy feathers from a duck or goose used as high quality insulation in cold weather clothing. Down has the greatest warmth to weight ratio of all insulation methods.

Down is the soft fluffy insulating feathers that keep birds warm. Down has superb thermal properties being lightweight, highly compressible and naturally trapping air (an excellent insulator). Down is [..]

The soft, small underfeathers of birds.  Down

Considered the best insulating material in dry conditions, down is an effective, breathable insulator because it’s light, lofty and able to trap air between its appendages. Down is described by fill, such as 600- or 700-fill, meaning one ounce lofts to 600 or 700 cubic inches. The higher the loft, the greater the insulating value. When wet, down re [..]

On the rocks (ice).  Deprecated term – almost never heard anymore.

Said of a tiller when it is put to leeward while sailing.

The soft, fur-like fluff covering a newly hatched chick; also, the fluffy part near the bottom of any feather.

and-out (2) - Having no money or prospects for the future.

Soft, fine and fluffy feathers on fowl.

Broken, not flying. A sick pilot is “down.”

Defeated. Said of a declarer who has failed to make a contract. The term is used in various ways, such as, “We are down two” or “down 800,” meaning the side has failed to make a doubled contract by th [..]

The ball hits the board. The ball, before being struck, hits a player's clothes or anything he wears or carries.

The expression used to indicate that an otherwise good return has struck the board or tin or has failed to reach the front wall. Down is also used as a Marker's call

An early-game

A play from scrimmage – the offense gets four downs (or chances) to gain 10 yards in order to pick up a new set of four downs.

set; defeated

The movement of checkers from your 13 point onto your outerboard quadrant.

Playing the first initial tile to start the layout of a round or game of dominoes. Also known as "posing", to "pose", "setting", or a &quo [..]

When your team does not have the shot bowl at any time before all the bowls have been delivered for that end. (See Shot Bowl)

Soft, fluffy feathers that trap air to keep an animal warm such as in penguins.

drink quickly

(archaic,_|except in place-names) Hill, rolling grassland Churchill Downs, Upson Downs (from ''Auntie Mame'', by Patrick Dennis). * '''1610''', '''', by , act 4 scene 1 *: And with each end of t [..]

One of the counties of Northern Ireland

used to indicate decrease. ''Those bonds have been down-rated.'' used to indicate lower position or direction, literally or figuratively. ''The end of the ride was a long coast downhill.'' u [..]