get down

verb

1. lower (one’s body) as by kneeling; “Get down on your knees!”

   Less specific

   • move

2. move something or somebody to a lower position; “take down the vase from the shelf”

   Synonyms

   • lower, take down, let down, bring down

   Antonym

   • raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up

   Less specific

   • move, displace

   More specific

   • reef, depress, dip, incline

3. alight from (a horse)

   Synonyms

   • unhorse, dismount, light, get off

   Less specific

   • descend, fall, go down, come down

4. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; “Swallow the raw fish–it won’t kill you!”

   Synonyms

   • swallow

   Less specific

   • consume, ingest, take in, take, have

   More specific

   • bolt

5. lower someone’s spirits; make downhearted; “These news depressed her”; “The bad state of her child’s health demoralizes her”

   Synonyms

   • depress, deject, cast down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise

   Antonym

   • elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate

   Less specific

   • discourage

   More specific

   • chill

6. put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.

   Synonyms

   • write down, set down, put down

   Less specific

   • write

   More specific

   • transcribe, notate, dash down, dash off, note, take 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”

   Synonyms

   • begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence

   Antonym

   • end, terminate

   More specific

   • recommence, strike out, fall, jump off, get to, auspicate, attack, break in, plunge, launch, come on, embark, enter, get cracking, bestir oneself (more) , get going, get moving, get weaving, get started, get rolling