Synonyms of get down

Verb


1. get down, move

usage: lower (one's body) as by kneeling; "Get down on your knees!"

2. lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down, move, displace

usage: move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"

3. unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down, descend, fall, go down, come down

usage: alight from (a horse)

4. swallow, get down, consume, ingest, take in, take, have

usage: pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"

5. depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise, discourage

usage: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"

6. write down, set down, get down, put down, write

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

7. get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence

usage: 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"

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