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“down” – English explanatory dictionary

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but they're facing sideways, and facing down.
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- Get the fuck down. In the bag. - Yes, sir.
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prep 1. towards the bottom of ○ He fell down the stairs and broke his leg. ○ The ball ran down the hill. 2. away from where the person speaking is standing ○ He went down the road to the shop. ○ The police station is just down the street. ■ adv 1. towards the bottom, towards a lower position ○ Put the box down in the corner. ○ I looked in the cellar, but there’s no one down there. (NOTE: Down is often used with verbs, e.g. to go down; to fall down, to sit down; to lie down.) 2. at a lower level ○ Inflation is down again. 3. in writing ○ Did you note down the number of the car? ○ The policeman took down her address. 4. towards the south ○ I’m going down to Brighton tomorrow (from London). ○ They live down on the south coast. 5. sick ○ She is down with flu. 6. out of action ○ All our computers are down at the moment. 7. gloomy ○ He’s feeling a bit down. 8. showing criticism ○ Down with the government! ○ Down with exams! ■ noun the soft small feathers of a bird ○ a duvet filled with duck down (NOTE: no plural in this meaning) ■ verb 1. to swallow something quickly ○ He downed three pints of beer. 2. □ to down tools to stop work, to go on strike
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slang
to be aware of, or awake to, any move—in this meaning,
exchangeable with UP; “DOWN upon one’s luck,” unfortunate; “DOWN in the
mouth,” disconsolate; “to be DOWN on one,” to treat him harshly or
suspiciously, to pounce upon him, or detect his tricks.
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(doun), n. [Akin to LG. dune, dun, Icel. dunn, Sw. dun, Dan. duun, G. daune, cf. D. dons; perh. akin to E. dust.]
1. Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool; esp.: (a) (Zoöl.) The soft under feathers of birds. They have short stems with soft rachis and bards and long threadlike barbules, without hooklets. (b) (Bot.) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, as of the thistle. (c) The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear. “And the first down begins to shade his face.” Dryden.
2. That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down “When in the down I sink my head,
Sleep, Death’s twin brother, times my breath.” Tennyson. “Thou bosom softness, down of all my cares!” Southern. Down tree (Bot.), a tree of Central America (Ochroma Lagopus), the seeds of which are enveloped in vegetable wool.
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(doun´), v. t. To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down. [R.] Young.
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n. [OE. dun, doun, AS. dun; of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. dun hill, fortified hill, Gael. dun heap, hillock, hill, W. din a fortified hill or mount; akin to E. town. See Town, and cf. Down, adv. & prep., Dune.]
1. A bank or rounded hillock of sand thrown up by the wind along or near the shore; a flattish-topped hill; — usually in the plural. “Hills afford prospects, as they must needs acknowledge who have been on the downs of Sussex.” Ray. “She went by dale, and she went by down.” Tennyson.
2. A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep; — usually in the plural. [Eng.] “Seven thousand broad-tailed sheep grazed on his downs.” Sandys.
3. pl. A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war. “On the 11th [June, 1771] we run up the channel … at noon we were abreast of Dover, and about three came to an anchor in the Downs, and went ashore at Deal.” Cook (First Voyage).
4. pl. [From the adverb.] A state of depression; low state; abasement. [Colloq.] “It the downs of life too much outnumber the ups.” M. Arnold.
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Mufasa looked up at the starry sky and said, "The great kings of the past look down on us from thosee stars. So whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you ... and so will I."

The scentence about “The Lion King”.

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