down
103
8.0
- adjective
- /daʊn/
- Informal
- Who pays for college, a big down payment?" I shake my head.
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Watch on YouTubeBut once you have the practice down, it's it's so simple.
- But once you have the practice down, it's it's so simple.
- If you can get this technique down and buy for cash flow.
Examples
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I mean, I've gotten this down twice with ease.
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He asked his parents for the down payment for a house just off base.
Fiction book (1996) -
l... We fixed it, 'cause l did the "down, down, down, left" part.
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l... We fixed it, 'cause l did the "down, down, down, left" part.
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Now that I've got this technique down, I am too buttery.
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The down arrow seen here symbolizes a drop-down menu with one or more options.
Blog text (24) -
Through a legacy from his godmother, who had married into Flint's auto industry, he had $1,500, which would provide the down payment on a house with a mortgage at two and a half percent.
Fiction book (1996) -
After we cut up the inheritance pie and removed a hefty wedge for taxes, Simon and I had enough for a down payment on a modest house in an iffy neighborhood.
Fiction book (1996) -
This stimulated a predictable debate between those who think he should back off and let the checks and balances on the market, and those who think he should have been harder on the down payment requirement and the condo fees.
Blog text (2) -
After practicing for weeks, I finally have the rhythm of the song down perfectly.
Synonyms
8
7.5
Learned so well you can do it without thinking
3
3.4
You understand it completely and can use or explain it easily
1
6.3
To do something very well after a lot of practice
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Down meaning fully understood is like bringing a skill 'down' into your mind so it stays there, which is why having something down means you can do it without mistake.