down

down
1. mod. depressed; melancholy. (See also down with something.) HI feel sort of down today.
□ We’re all a little down.
2. mod. [of a machine] inoperative. (Originally said of a computer.)
□ The system is down. Come back later.
□ How long has it been down?
3. tv. to eat or drink something down quickly.
□ He downed a can of soda and burped like a thunderclap.
□ She downed her sandwich in record time.
4. tv. to throw someone down, as in wrestling; to knock someone down as in a fight.
□ Wilbur downed his opponent and won the match.
□ Paul downed the guy with one blow.
5. mod. behind in a score.
□ We’re three points down with two minutes to play.
□ They’re twenty points down, and it looks like the Adamsville team has won.
6. mod. finished; completed; behind one.
□ Well, I’ve got the test down. Now what?
□ One down and three to go.
7. mod. learned; memorized. (From sense 6.)
□ I got all the dates down pat.
□ I’ve got the dates down, but not the names.
8. mod. okay; satisfactory; cool; in agreement. (See also down (with someone). The grammar error in the second example is part of the typical context.)
□ We had a fight, but we’re down now.
□ Me and him is down and always will be.
□ This guy is really down.
9. mod. prepared; knowledgeable. (From senses 7 and 8.)
□ Are you down for the test tomorrow?
□ Everything’s down for the party. 1
0. mod. alcohol intoxicated.
□ Five beers and he was down.
□ They were all down by midnight. 1
1. Go to downer.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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