get down
Dictionary
verb
- To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down.
"Don't worry, I got the kitten down."
- To concentrate; attend.
"To get down to the matter at hand."
- To depress; discourage; fatigue.
"Nothing gets me down so much as a rainy day."
- To swallow (something).
"The pill was so large that he couldn't get it down."
- To relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment.
"Getting down with a bunch of old friends."
- To duck or take cover, usually to avoid harm. Commonly used as a caution or warning in the imperative.
"With bullets flying, all I could do was get down and pray."
- To dance, particularly without inhibition or restraint, or in a sexually suggestive manner.
- To party.
- To have sex.
- (of a child) To leave the table after dining.
"Mummy, can I get down?"
- To record in writing.
"Quick, here's a pen, get this down will you, before I forget."
- To criticise
"Ann is always getting down on these students"
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