n. (American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have four downs to gain ten yards"

n. (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

n. soft fine feathers

n. a computer system failing because of an error in hardware or software

n. a boxing or wrestling match; "the fight was on television last night"

n. an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight"

n. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

n. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

v. struggle with the competitors;a minor penalty is imposed for it

v. bring down or defeat (an opponent)

v. make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"

v. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

v. eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

v. shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"

v. fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"

v. cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"

v. drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"

adv. away from a more northerly place: "They came down for the wedding"

adv. in the direction of: "He hit the ball down the line"

adv. "Don't fall down"

adj. shut; "the shades were down"

adj. being put out by a strikeout; "two down in the bottom of the ninth"

adj. being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"

adj. lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"

adj. becoming progressively lower; "the down trend in the real estate market"

adj. being put out by a strikeout; "two down in the bottom of the ninth"

adj. understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down"

adj. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream"

adj. low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

n. a minor short-term fight

n. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

n. a boxing or wrestling match; "the fight was on television last night"

n. fighting; acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities"

n. several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)

n. a minor short-term fight

n. disposition to fight

n. coming into conflict with

n. the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

n. noisy quarrel

n. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"

n. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

n. an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"

n. noisy quarrel

n. the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"

n. a struggle between rivals

n. coming into conflict with

n. a public act of violence by an unruly mob

n. the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

n. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"

n. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

n. an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"

v. to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

v. resist; "buck the trend"

v. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"

v. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"

v. come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

v. interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

v. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

v. be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

v. insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"

v. be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

v. state categorically

v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"

v. make messy or untidy; "the child mussed up my hair"

v. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

v. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"

v. engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"

v. combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"

v. face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"

v. oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"

v. present reasons and arguments

v. argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"

v. to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street"

v. fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men started to scuffle"

v. be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"

v. express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license"

v. be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"

v. give dinner to; host for dinner; "I'm wining and dining my friends"

v. have supper; eat dinner; "We often dine with friends in this restaurant"

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

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

v. give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

v. be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor"

v. gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"

v. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"

v. drink greedily or as if with great thirst; "The boys guzzled the cheap vodka"

v. pay out; "spend money"

v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

v. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

v. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"

v. resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"

v. charge with a tilt

v. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

v. make a trip for pleasure

v. fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

adj. marked by intense physical force: "a big wind"; "a violent squall"; "heavy seas"; "high winds"

adj. brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"

adj. experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad"

adj. generalized feeling of distress

adj. without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down"

adj. causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"

adj. showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens

adj. characterized by or causing or expressing sadness; "growing more melancholy every hour"; "her melancholic smile"; "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"

adj. "a hopeless attempt"

adj. of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"

adj. made less hopeful or enthusiastic; "desperate demoralized people looking for work"; "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem"; "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest"

adj. less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"

adj. impossible to repair, rectify, or amend; "irreparable harm"; "an irreparable mistake"; "irreparable damages"

adj. causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news"

adj. suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; "funereal gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones"

adv. to a lower place

adv. "See under for further discussion"

v. fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"

v. agitate for

v. stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals

v. force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"

v. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

adj. coming down or downward

adj. literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"

adj. lowered in value; "the dollar is low"; "a debased currency"

adj. not intense; "low-level radiation"

adj. well below normal (especially in price)

adj. unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"

adj. not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance"

adj. without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight"

adj. perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance"

adj. free from error; "an errorless baseball game"

adj. (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"

adj. without fault or error; "faultless logic"; "speaks impeccable French"; "timing and technique were immaculate"; "an immaculate record"

adj. without a flaw; "a flawless gemstone"

adj. conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

adj. exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence

adj. excellent and delightful in all respects; "an idyllic spot for a picnic"

adj. as if new; "in mint condition"

adj. being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion; "his guess was on the nose"; "the prediction for snow was right on the button"

adj. capable of becoming or being made perfect

adj. more than perfect; "he spoke with pluperfect precision"

adj. sloping down rather steeply

adj. going down by steps

adj. going or coming down

adj. utterly cast down

adj. brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually"

adj. reflecting gloom; "gloomy faces"

adj. marked by dejection from being alone; "felt sad and lonely"; "the loneliest night of the week"; "lonesome when her husband is away"; "spent a lonesome hour in the bar"

v. hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"

v. be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"

adj. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

adj. exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits; "the elated winner"; "felt elated and excited"

adj. being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"

adj. enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"

adj. exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation

adj. inspired with confidence; "felt bucked up by his success"