go down

go down: go down

1. to sink below a normal or expected level or height. •
The plane went down in flames.
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The ship went down with all hands aboard.
2. to descend to a lower measurement. •
Her fever went down.
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The price of the stock went down yesterday.
3. to be swallowed. •
The medicine went down without any trouble at all.
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The pill I took simply would not go down.
4. to fall or drop down, as when struck or injured. •
Sam went down when he was struck on the chin.
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The deer went down when it was hit with the arrow.
5. Sl. to happen. •
Hey, man! What's going down?
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Something strange is going down around here.
6. Sl. to be accepted. •
We'll just have to wait awhile to see how all this goes down.
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The proposal didn't go down very well with the manager.
7. Sl. to be arrested. (Underworld.) •
Lefty didn't want to go down for a crime he didn't do.
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Mr. Big said that somebody had to go down for it, and he didn't care who.

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{v. phr.} 1. To deteriorate in quality. * /This hotel, which used to be one of the best, has gone down during the past few years./ 2. To become lower in price. * /It is said that the price of milk is expected to go down soon./ 3. To sink. * /The Titanic went down with a lot of people aboard./

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Synonyms:

Descend / Be swallowed / Be received, be admitted, pass current, be swallowed / Fail, perish, be destroyed, come to nothing, come to nought

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