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English Dictionary: get down by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
get down
v
  1. lower (one's body) as by kneeling; "Get down on your knees!"
  2. move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
    Synonym(s): lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
    Antonym(s): bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise
  3. alight from (a horse)
    Synonym(s): unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down
  4. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
    Synonym(s): swallow, get down
  5. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
    Synonym(s): depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise
    Antonym(s): elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift
  6. put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
    Synonym(s): write down, set down, get down, put down
  7. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"
    Synonym(s): get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
    Antonym(s): end, terminate
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