get down

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: get down

1	v	lower (one's body) as by kneeling
2	v	pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
3	v	lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
4	v	put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
5	v	take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: get down

“Get down on your knees!”

Type of:: move
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

Antonyms:: bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise
raise from a lower to a higher position

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; reef
lower and bring partially inboard; depress
lower (prices or markets); dip
lower briefly; incline
lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow

Type of:: displace, move
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

Type of:: come down, descend, fall, go down
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

Type of:: consume, have, ingest, take, take in
serve oneself to, or consume regularly

Synonyms:: cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit

Antonyms:: elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift
fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

Type of:: discourage
deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; transcribe
write out from speech, notes, etc.; notate
put into notation, as of music or choreography; dash down, dash off
write down hastily; note, take down
make a written note of

Types:: show 13 types...; hide 13 types...; recommence
begin again; strike out
set out on a course of action; fall
begin vigorously; jump off
set off quickly, usually with success; get to
arrive at the point of; auspicate
commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck; attack
set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; break in
start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role; launch, plunge
begin with vigor; come on
occur or become available; embark, enter
set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); bestir oneself, get cracking, get going, get moving, get rolling, get started, get weaving
start to be active; take up
pursue or resume

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