Synonyms for get down
get down

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1. get downverb

   lower (one's body) as by kneeling

   "Get down on your knees!"

   Synonyms:
   unhorse, depress, bring down, dismay, swallow, let down, dismount, take down, start out, dispirit, commence, put down, get off, start, deject, get, demoralise, set about, begin, light, set down, set out, demoralize, cast down, lower, write down

2. lower, take down, let down, get down, bring downverb

   move something or somebody to a lower position

   "take down the vase from the shelf"

   Synonyms:
   commence, land, swallow, write down, bring down, get off, tear down, get, raze, impose, trim down, disgrace, lower, demoralise, take down, dismount, dismantle, cut, demoralize, demean, trim back, trim, overthrow, turn down, pull down, cut down, disappoint, glower, reduce, degrade, set about, lour, subvert, overturn, visit, level, frown, start, put down, begin, inflict, let down, cast down, start out, dispirit, depress, cut back, deject, dismay, light, set down, rase, unhorse, note, set out

3. unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get downverb

   alight from (a horse)

   Synonyms:
   trip out, swallow, write down, get, bring down, get off, trip, mail, send off, lower, demoralise, commence, dismount, illuminate, light up, demoralize, illume, fire up, dispirit, hop out, get out, fall, alight, set about, take down, set down, turn on, start, put down, begin, escape, perch, ignite, let down, cast down, start out, depress, send, illumine, get by, deject, dismay, light, unhorse, get away, set out

4. swallow, get downverb

   pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

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

   Synonyms:
   start, write down, eat up, bring down, get off, get, lower, demoralise, commence, dispirit, demoralize, take back, deject, swallow, swallow up, unsay, take down, set down, dismount, bury, put down, begin, accept, let down, cast down, start out, depress, live with, withdraw, immerse, dismay, light, set about, unhorse, set out

5. depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoraliseverb

   lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

   "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"

   Synonyms:
   start, write down, unhorse, bring down, set about, get, begin, get off, deprave, lower, demoralise, commence, misdirect, dispirit, debase, dismay, demoralize, profane, appal, swallow, horrify, alarm, subvert, vitiate, take down, set down, dismount, put down, press down, let down, cast down, debauch, appall, depress, deject, pervert, start out, light, corrupt, set out

6. write down, set down, get down, put downverb

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

   Synonyms:
   unload, land, swallow, write down, repose, bring down, get off, get, cast down, debark, drop off, disgrace, destroy, lower, demoralise, commence, dismount, place down, demoralize, write off, demean, record, lay, degrade, let down, expense, take down, set down, start, put down, begin, drop, enter, discharge, start out, dispirit, depress, deject, dismay, light, set about, unhorse, set out, disembark

7. get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commenceverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   bug out, take, pop, make, mystify, experience, develop, put down, draw, array, have, become, sustain, protrude, jump, initiate, receive, scram, take off, bulge, go, stimulate, sire, lead off, bulge out, drive, engender, startle, fix, pay back, get under one's skin, stick, suffer, beat, swallow, set about, father, go about, incur, contract, dispirit, bring forth, grow, get going, come out, dumbfound, stupefy, start, depress, light, cast down, originate, take up, bring, bewilder, mother, induce, range, buzz off, catch, write down, bugger off, obtain, beget, puzzle, flummox, get, deject, generate, capture, find, amaze, get off, baffle, produce, approach, pop out, attempt, start out, pose, vex, embark on, aim, let, set forth, perplex, arrest, gravel, begin, let down, fetch, depart, set down, commence, part, dismount, arrive, set out, convey, set off, acquire, come, lower, bring down, dismay, pay off, undertake, unhorse, demoralise, cause, lay out, start up, demoralize, take down, nonplus

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1. • Descend
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   • Move
   • Riding
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1. get down

   Synonyms:
   descend, come down

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1. get down

   Synonyms:
   descend, alight, dismount

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1. Monmouth University pollster Patrick Murray:

   The limitations are once we get down to a smaller field, the dynamic that has helped Rubio which is late-deciding voters looking for the most viable candidate doesn't help anymore, because we're now down to the remaining viable candidates, and because of that we will see fewer voters in the next contest waiting until the last few days to make up their minds.

2. Pearl S. Buck:

   I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to earth.

3. Daniel McGown:

   I told him to get down on his knees in front of the bed and lay down on it with his arms out, and I called the police and they showed up, and there he was.

4. Isaiah Thomas:

   Sometimes, we try to get it back in one play, a lot of teams do that, though. We can't get down like that, especially to a good team. It's hard to come back against a really good team and get down 20, especially on the road. We can't put ourselves in that hole.

5. Pearl Sydenstricker Buck:

   I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.