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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"

shoot, spud, sprout, pullulate, germinate, bourgeon, burgeon forth

v. produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"

shoot, snap, photograph, make a photo, take pictures, take a photograph, take a picture

v. record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"

shoot, fritter, fool, dissipate, fritter away, fool away, frivol away

v. spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

kill, down, bolt down, toss off, belt down, drink down, pour down

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"

Adverbs (11)

down, towards the South

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

down, along, right along

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

down, lower, downward, downwards, to a lower level, to a lower position

adv. "Don't fall down"

Adjectives (24)

down

adj. shut; "the shades were down"

down

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

down

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"

down, depressed

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

down, declining

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

down, dead, out of service, crashed

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

down, mastered, down pat

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

down, downbound, downward

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

down, downcast, low, depressed, dispirited, downhearted, low-spirited

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"

Fuzzynyms (326)

branch, offset, outgrowth, offshoot

n. a natural consequence of development

branch

n. a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

propel, impel, move forward

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

drive

v. cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"

jump, start, startle, move suddenly

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

turn out, expel, eject, exclude, throw out, boot out, kick out, turf out, chuck out

v. put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom"

thrust, shove, squeeze, stuff

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

thrust, hurl, lunge, hurtle

v. make a thrusting forward movement

launch, propel with force

v. propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"

project, send off, cast forward, throw forward, send forward

v. throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile"

insert, infix, introduce, enter

v. put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"

plant, implant, engraft, embed, imbed

v. fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"

instill, instil, enter drop by drop

v. enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye"

sup, dine, host for dinner, give dinner

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

sup, dine, eat dinner, have dinner

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

swallow, get down, pass through the esophagus

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

run through, exhaust, wipe out, consume, deplete, run out of, use up, eat into

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"

grub, give, feed, give food to

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

feed on, feed upon

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

feast, feed

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

binge, stuff, glut, gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, englut, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, satiate, pig out, scarf out, pok out

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

guzzle, drink greedily

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

expend, spend

v. pay out; "spend money"

waste, blow, squander

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

bolt, go off, run off, decamp, abscond, absquatulate

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

fly, wing, be airborne

v. travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"

fly

v. be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"

fly, flee, take flight

v. run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"

hurtle

v. move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled by"

flit, flutter, dart, fleet

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

thrust, hurl, lunge, hurtle

v. make a thrusting forward movement

smash, dash, break into pieces

v. break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"

dive, swim under water

v. swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"

charge, commit, send, institutionalize

v. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"

jump, leap, spring, bound

v. move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

forge, spurt, spirt

v. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

bolt

v. move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat"

fell, drop, cut down, strike down

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

trip, travel, jaunt, take trips, make a trip, take a trip

v. make a trip for pleasure

tumble, topple

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

root, take root, take roots

v. take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly"

develop, make grow

v. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"

boom, flourish, expand, prosper, thrive, grow stronger, get ahead

v. grow stronger; "The economy was booming"

burgeon

v. grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"

bloom, flower, blossom

v. produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed"

bud, develop buds

v. develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!"

drain, sap

v. deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy"

expend, spend

v. pay out; "spend money"

disburse, pay out

v. pay out

use, expend

v. use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"

blow, squander, spend generously

v. spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"

waste, blow, squander

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

abuse, misuse, pervert

v. change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"

shower, lavish, give generously

v. expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"

bustle, hustle, bustle about

v. move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

fly, move quickly, move suddenly

v. move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"

clamber, scramble, struggle, skin, shin, sputter, shinny

v. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

scramble, move hastily

v. to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"

scamper, scurry, scuttle, skitter, move rapidly

v. to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"

bolt, go off, run off, decamp, abscond, absquatulate

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

fly, wing, be airborne

v. travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"

fly

v. be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"

fly, flee, take flight

v. run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"

hurtle

v. move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled by"

flit, flutter, dart, fleet

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

bolt, run out, run off, bolt out

v. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"

dash, sprint

v. run very fast, usually for a short distance

forge, spurt, spirt

v. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

zoom, move noisily

v. move with a low humming noise

streak

v. run naked in a public place

speed, hurry, zip, travel rapidly

v. move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

run, move by running

v. move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"

lam, run, bunk, break away, scarper, run away, turn tail

v. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

crash, fall violently

v. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"

fold, turn up, fold up

v. bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"

crash

v. move with, or as if with, a crashing noise; "The car crashed through the glass door"

bump, dance erotically

v. dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind"

crash, move violently

v. move violently as through a barrier; "The terrorists crashed the gate"

fling

v. move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"

thrust, hurl, lunge, hurtle

v. make a thrusting forward movement

throw

v. move violently, energetically, or carelessly; "She threw herself forwards"

gallop

v. go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along"

jump, leap, spring, bound

v. move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

jet, gush

v. issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building"

high, heavy, big, violent

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

tame, tamed

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

unhappy, sad

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"

distressed, dysphoric, unhappy

adj. generalized feeling of distress

hopeless

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"

gloomy, dismal, sorry

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"

wasted, haggard, drawn, careworn, worn

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

melancholy, melancholic

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

desperate, forlorn

adj. "a hopeless attempt"

miserable, wretched, execrable, deplorable, woeful

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

discouraged, demoralized, disheartened

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"

low

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

irreparable

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

unhappy, saddening, doleful

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

gloomy, funereal, sepulchral

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

below, beneath, to a lower place, at a lower place

adv. to a lower place

under, below, further down

adv. "See under for further discussion"

Synonyms (53)

rise dramatically, shoot up

v. rise dramatically; "Prices shot up overnight"

cut back, flash back, return in time

v. return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"

pour, cause to run

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

descending

adj. coming down or downward

low

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"

debased, devalued, degraded

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

low-level

adj. not intense; "low-level radiation"

reduced, rock-bottom

adj. well below normal (especially in price)

poor

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

bad, defective

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

clean

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

complete, consummate

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

errorless

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

exact, precise

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

faultless, impeccable

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

unblemished, flawless, unflawed

adj. without a flaw; "a flawless gemstone"

ideal

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

idealized

adj. exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence

idyllic

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

mint

adj. as if new; "in mint condition"

on the button, on the nose

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"

perfectible

adj. capable of becoming or being made perfect

pluperfect

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

downhill, declivitous, downward-sloping

adj. sloping down rather steeply

degressive

adj. going down by steps

descendant, descendent

adj. going or coming down

amort

adj. utterly cast down

chapfallen, chopfallen, crestfallen, deflated

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

long-faced, gloomy, glum

adj. reflecting gloom; "gloomy faces"

lonely, lonesome

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"

Antonyms (13)

express, extract, take out, press out, pull out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

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"

elated

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

cheerful

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"

happy

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"

happy, euphoric

adj. exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation

encouraged, bucked up

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

shoot down

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