get down
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Definitions
Verb
lower (one''s body) as by kneeling; "Get down on your knees!"
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move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
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alight from (a horse)
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pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won''t kill you!"
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lower someone''s spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child''s health demoralizes her"
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put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
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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
bring down
cast down
commence
deject
demoralise
demoralize
depress
dismay
dismount
dispirit
get
get off
let down
light
lower
put down
set about
set down
set out
start
start out
swallow
take down
unhorse
write down