From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. • To or towards what is considered the bottom of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically lower. • At a lower or further place or position along a set path. • To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps). • Away from the city (regardless of direction). • At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change. • Forward, straight ahead. • In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero. • Away from Oxford or Cambridge. • To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank. • Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports). • So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity. • So as to reduce size, weight or volume. • From less to greater detail. • From a remoter or higher antiquity. • Into a state of non-operation. • So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface. • On paper (or in a durable record). • So as to be cowed into silence. • As a down payment. • In a downwards direction; vertically. • Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, permanence, or success rather than being of indefinite duration. • Get down.