get down

v 1: lower (one's body) as by kneeling; "Get down on your knees!"

2: move something or somebody to a lower position [syn: {lower},

{take down}, {let down}, {bring down}] [ant: {raise}]

3: get off (a horse) [syn: {unhorse}, {dismount}, {light}, {get

off}]

4: pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking;

"Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" [syn: {swallow}]

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}, {dismay},

{dispirit}, {demoralize}] [ant: {elate}]

6: put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.

[syn: {write down}, {set down}, {put down}]