“down”

From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.

To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously had, or has planned to have.

To reduce in volume by boiling.

To lower (curtains, a portcullis, etc.).

To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.

To give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground.

To assume a horizontal position.

To secure (something).

To insult, belittle, or demean.

To close, terminate, or end; to stop operating, either permanently or temporarily.

To resign or retire from an office or position of authority.

To cause a person's or group's self-esteem or importance to be decreased.

To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something.

Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←

A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.

To put (something) down, to rest.

Coming next, either in sequence or in time.

To collapse inward or downward.

To decrease in temperature, activity, or temper.

To continue apace.

To leave (school, a race, etc.) prematurely and voluntarily.

To strive for the downfall or diminution of another.

To sit down; to take a seat.

Traditional announcement made when a new monarch becomes the ruler after the previous one passed away.

To reverse direction and retrace one's steps.

To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).