down
547
2.9
- adjective
- /daʊn/
- Specialized
:
fuera de servicio
- Many users have reported that their Internet is down due to maintenance work.
- line is down
Well, 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
81
3.4
Not able to be used, reached, or bought
28
2.1
Not working so you cannot use it, like a machine or toilet
15
3.5
Not working or available to use, often for a short time
8
1.0
Not working or operating
Not working now or not part of the main business activities
Antonyms
Idioms
5
5.9
To continue until the last possible moment while the result is not known
- Informal
5
5.9
Reach a point where the result is not decided until the last moment
- Informal
5
8.1
Completely unable to move or continue because of extreme tiredness
- Informal
4
8.2
To suddenly speak angrily and criticize someone for a small mistake
- Informal
2
9.5
Found unprepared and embarrassed when something unexpected happens
- Informal
1
5.9
Make someone feel a sudden strong fear or excitement
- Informal
1
6.0
Cause someone to feel a sudden strong fear or excitement
- Informal
1
6.9
To treat someone badly when they already have problems
- Informal
1
5.9
A sudden feeling of fear or excitement that moves along your back
- Informal
1
8.5
To stop acting like you are better than other people
- Informal
1
8.3
Make someone accept ideas or opinions they do not want by pressuring them
Compounds
- US
70
3.1
A first payment you make when you buy something and pay the rest in later payments
- Specialized
19
3.3
A condition present at birth caused by an extra chromosome that makes learning harder and gives typical physical features
- Informal
16
4.6
Something that is less strong or useful because people change it to avoid problems
- Specialized
4
3.2
A list of options that appears below a menu item so you can choose one
- Specialized
4
6.4
A reduction in the value of something a company owns to show it is now worth less
- Jargon
4
6.3
A temporary pause in military activity to let troops rest and stop being on alert
- Archaic
2
6.4
Workers who stay in their workplace and refuse to leave until the employer meets their demands
- Informal
1
6.1
A severe scolding from someone in charge, often in front of other people
- Specialized
A very small particle inside protons and neutrons with an electric charge of minus one third
- Specialized
A bow movement from the part near your hand toward the tip when playing a string instrument
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
- Specialized
A device that lowers high electric voltage so appliances work safely
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.