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(satellite adjective) on or toward a surface regarded as a base; "he lay face downward"; "the downward pull of gravity" |
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(satellite adjective) extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream" |
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Synonyms: down |
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(adverb) spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward" |
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Synonyms: down, downwardly, downwards |
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Antonyms: upward |
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