1
as in dismounted
to come down from something (as a vehicle)
I was getting down from the seaplane when a gust of wind swept away my hat
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2
as in weighed down
to make sad
it's really getting him down that there does not seem to be one woman who will date him
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as in sipped
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat
with her sore throat, liquids are the only thing she can get down
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Recent Examples of got down
Green got down on one knee on a stage covered with white curtains and flanked by two tall towers of lush white flowers.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
Officiating became an incendiary subplot; controversial calls and no-calls stirred the pot in the first half without ever completely derailing the game once Denver and San Antonio got down to business later.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
Jack Harrison, on loan from Leeds United, got down the right and laid it off for an unmarked Fagioli to fire in off the inside of the right post.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
In the throes of his season-opening ofer, Jung got down 0-2 in a game at Philadelphia, then worked his way back to get the count full.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 3 Apr. 2026
As catcher Dillon Dingler got down in his catching stance, Hinch squatted and leaned against a fence off to the side.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Then the Bruins got down to business.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
The truck got down a hallway and security fired shots amid the attack, which ended with the man dead, a security guard injured and a fire, officials have said.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Mabel got down to 31 pounds near the end.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
Officiating became an incendiary subplot; controversial calls and no-calls stirred the pot in the first half without ever completely derailing the game once Denver and San Antonio got down to business later.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
Jack Harrison, on loan from Leeds United, got down the right and laid it off for an unmarked Fagioli to fire in off the inside of the right post.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
In the throes of his season-opening ofer, Jung got down 0-2 in a game at Philadelphia, then worked his way back to get the count full.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 3 Apr. 2026
As catcher Dillon Dingler got down in his catching stance, Hinch squatted and leaned against a fence off to the side.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Then the Bruins got down to business.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
The truck got down a hallway and security fired shots amid the attack, which ended with the man dead, a security guard injured and a fire, officials have said.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Mabel got down to 31 pounds near the end.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got down
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Stopping, the man dismounted and shot that big bear square in the chest.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
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This enables wide distribution across the front lines, especially in areas where soldiers are primarily dismounted.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Fishermen found lobsters and crabs painted black and weighed down by oil.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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After taking a bath, these towels don’t feel weighed down at all.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
3 Apr. 2026
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Everyone sipped, meditated, reset — and then CA7RIEL and Paco tore the cover off the chill and delivered a high-octane performance that will not soon be forgotten.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
28 Mar. 2026
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Creating an enviable lounge area—where summer reads can be enjoyed, cocktails can be sipped, and entertaining the whole neighborhood can take place—will be a gamechanger for your summer plans.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
20 Mar. 2026
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Buxton had just descended some 130 feet from a hovering helicopter to help her.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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When Orion descended using a method of skipping in and out of the atmosphere to reduce speed, NASA thinks that caused the unexpected heat shield damage.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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The machine worked by reading music that was encoded by holes punched into rolls of paper, which in turn directed airflows to levers that depressed piano keys.—
Adam Ozimek,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Democrats who still believe in the New Deal-era promise of government helping the public are a bit depressed by the idea that the solution to their party’s problems is generating less money for that purpose.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Duke swallowed an olive the size of my head.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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If the design takes New York’s fallback course, the library could be swallowed into a plain brown box.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Stockton Kings faced a tough loss against the Greensboro Swarm for Game 1, but that lit a fire under the Kings going into Game 2 -- a must-win for the defending champions.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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MacKenzie Blackwood stopped 29 shots before finally yielding a goal late, while Gabe Landeskog, Martin Necas and Nathan MacKinnon all lit the lamp in a game that was not as close as the score indicated.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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She had long been known to be troubled and had been seen hunting birds in her neighborhood, per The Evening Independent.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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The president of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association is also saying he is troubled by the accusations in this case.—
Peter D'Oench,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Got down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20down. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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