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9 PHRASE Down to a particular detail means including everything, even that detail. Down to a particular person means including everyone, even that person. □  …from the chairman right down to the tea ladies.

10 PHRASE If you are down to a certain amount of something, you have only that amount left. □  The poor man's down to his last £3.

11 PHRASE If a situation is down to a particular person or thing, it has been caused by that person or thing. [mainly BRIT ] □  Any mistakes are entirely down to us.

12 PHRASE If someone or something is down for a particular thing, it has been arranged that they will do that thing, or that thing will happen. □  Mark had told me that he was down for an interview.

13 PHRASE If you pay money down on something, you pay part of the money you owe for it. [mainly AM ] □  He paid 20 percent down.

14 → see also put-down

15 PHRASE If people shout ' down with ' something or someone, they are saying that they dislike them and want to get rid of them. [SPOKEN , DISAPPROVAL ] □  Demonstrators chanted 'down with the rebels'.

16 up and down → see up

17 ups and downs → see up

down /daʊ n/

1 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If you are feeling down , you are feeling unhappy or depressed. [INFORMAL ] □  The old man sounded really down.

2 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If something is down on paper, it has been written on the paper. □ [+ on ] That date wasn't down on our news sheet.

3 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If a piece of equipment, especially a computer system, is down , it is temporarily not working because of a fault. Compare up . □  The computer's down again.

down /daʊ n/ (downs , downing , downed )

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1 VERB If you say that someone downs food or a drink, you mean that they eat or drink it. □ [V n] He has been up all night, downing coffee and typing blog posts.

2 VERB If something or someone is downed , they fall to the ground because they have been hurt or damaged in some way. [JOURNALISM ] □ [be V -ed] Two jet fighters were downed. ●  down|ing N‑UNCOUNT □  …the downing of an airliner, which killed 107 people.

3 to down tools → see tool

down /daʊ n/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Down consists of the small, soft feathers on young birds. Down is used to make bed-covers and pillows. □  …goose down.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Down is very fine hair. □  The whole plant is covered with fine down.

3 → see also downs

do wn-and-ou t (down-and-outs ) ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe someone as down-and-out , you mean that they have no job and nowhere to live, and they have no real hope of improving their situation. □  …a short story about a down-and-out advertising copywriter. ● N‑COUNT Down-and-out is also a noun. [BRIT ] □  …some poor down-and-out in need of a meal.

do wn-at-hee l also down at heel ADJ [usu ADJ n] Something that is down-at-heel is in bad condition because it has been used too much or has not been looked after properly. If you say that someone is down-at-heel , you mean that they are wearing old, worn clothes because they have little money. □  …down-at-heel towns that are being regenerated. □  …a down-at-heel waitress in a greasy New York diner.

down|beat /daʊ nbiːt/ (downbeats )

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If people or their opinions are downbeat , they are deliberately casual and not enthusiastic about a situation. □  …a downbeat assessment of the year's economic prospects.

2 ADJ If you are feeling downbeat , you are feeling depressed and without hope. □  They found him in a gloomy, downbeat mood.

down|cast /daʊ nkɑːst, -kæst/

1 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you are downcast , you are feeling sad and without hope. □  Barbara looked increasingly downcast as defeat loomed.

2 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If your eyes are downcast , you are looking towards the ground, usually because you are feeling sad or embarrassed. □  She was silent, her eyes downcast.

down|er /daʊ nə r / (downers ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] If you describe a situation as a downer , you think that it is very depressing. [INFORMAL ] □  What happened last week was a bit of a downer. ● PHRASE If you are on a downer , you are feeling depressed and without hope. [INFORMAL ] □  We've been on a bit of a downer since the Liverpool game.

down|fall /daʊ nfɔːl/ (downfalls )

1 N‑COUNT [usu with poss] The downfall of a successful or powerful person or institution is their loss of success or power. □  His lack of experience had led to his downfall.

2 N‑COUNT [usu with poss] The thing that was a person's downfall caused them to fail or lose power. □  His honesty had been his downfall.

down|grade /daʊ ngre I d/ (downgrades , downgrading , downgraded )

1 VERB [usu passive] If something is downgraded , it is given less importance than it used to have or than you think it should have. □ [be V -ed] The boy's condition has been downgraded from critical to serious.

2 VERB If someone is downgraded , their job or status is changed so that they become less important or receive less money. □ [be V -ed] There was no criticism of her work until after she was downgraded. □ [V n] His superiors suspended him, and then downgraded him.