down
∞
2.9
- adjective
- /daʊn/
- Specialized
- Many users have reported that their Internet is down due to maintenance work.
- line is down
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Watch on YouTubeWell, shut it down and act right.
- Well, shut it down and act right.
- I didn't know that shut down by the US.
- This critique and the effort to shut it down, to close it off, fails.
- Pretty much sort of shuts down the flow of communication.
- This is going to get shut down immediately.
- Not to get you worried, it has been down twice already.
- And it's what it does is shuts down the mind, right.
Examples
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While the line is down for cleaning, the system can update itself based on this input.
Academic text (2002) -
School enrollment is down, collections are down, and the nurses want to join the Teamsters' union.
Fiction book (1994) -
Unfortunately, our power is down again, so.
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Well, the networks are down, Mom.
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The whole team is down.
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Be sure to have a "Plan B" for when websites are down or wireless networks are unstable.
Academic text (2012) -
The factory has been down for repairs, delaying production for several days.
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If the computer is down, please restart it or contact technical support.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not working or operating
82
3.4
Not able to be used, reached, or bought
57
2.1
Not working so you cannot use it, like a machine or toilet
24
3.5
Not working or available to use, often for a short time
1
4.9
Not working now or not part of the main business activities
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
10
8.1
Completely unable to move or continue because of extreme tiredness
- Informal
8
8.2
To suddenly speak angrily and criticize someone for a small mistake
- Informal
6
5.9
A sudden feeling of fear or excitement that moves along your back
- Informal
6
9.5
Found unprepared and embarrassed when something unexpected happens
- Informal
5
5.9
Reach a point where the result is not decided until the last moment
4
5.9
To continue until the last possible moment while the result is not known
- Informal
4
6.0
Cause someone to feel a sudden strong fear or excitement
- Informal
4
8.3
Make someone accept ideas or opinions they do not want by pressuring them
- Informal
3
5.9
Make someone feel a sudden strong fear or excitement
- Informal
3
4.9
Things that rise will later fall, for example prices or fortunes
- Informal
1
6.9
To treat someone badly when they already have problems
- Australian
1
9.9
To criticize someone who stands out to make them seem less successful
Compounds
- US
78
3.1
A first payment you make when you buy something and pay the rest in later payments
- Informal
11
4.6
Something that is less strong or useful because people change it to avoid problems
- Jargon
5
6.3
A temporary pause in military activity to let troops rest and stop being on alert
- Specialized
5
3.2
A list of options that appears below a menu item so you can choose one
- Specialized
3
6.4
A reduction in the value of something a company owns to show it is now worth less
- Archaic
2
6.4
Workers who stay in their workplace and refuse to leave until the employer meets their demands
- Informal
2
6.1
A severe scolding from someone in charge, often in front of other people
- Specialized
1
3.3
A condition present at birth caused by an extra chromosome that makes learning harder and gives typical physical features
- Specialized
1
8.8
A bow movement from the part near your hand toward the tip when playing a string instrument
- Specialized
1
9.9
A very small particle inside protons and neutrons with an electric charge of minus one third
- Specialized
1
5.6
A device that lowers high electric voltage so appliances work safely
A large British sheep with a dark face and a thick coat that people keep for meat and wool
- Specialized
A storage where the last thing put in comes out first, like a pile of plates
How Functional
Surface Forms
Etymology
Down for a machine or system that is not working uses the same idea of being 'down' or lying still, so if a service is down it is inactive or temporarily unavailable.