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Get down has 8 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
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"

3

alight from (a horse)

4

pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

"Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"

5

lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

"These news depressed her"

"The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"

6

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

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"

8

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get,‎ down.

Example Sentences
"Get down on your knees!" verb
"take down the vase from the shelf" verb
"Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" verb
"These news depressed her" verb
"The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" verb
"We began working at dawn" verb
"Who will start?" verb
"Get working as soon as the sun rises!" verb
"The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia" verb
"He began early in the day" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
lift lift up terminate
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
move descend discourage write
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
reef depress dip incline bolt chill transcribe notate dash down note recommence strike out fall jump off get to auspicate attack break in plunge come on embark get cracking
Rhyming Words
own sown town lown mown gown rown down adown known grown frown shown brown sdown coown blown clown crown drown
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