get down
Verb
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Verb
get down
- (transitive or intransitive) To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down.
- The kitten climbed the tree, but then couldn't get down again.
- Don't worry, I got the kitten down.
- (transitive) To concentrate; attend.
- To get down to the matter at hand.
- (transitive) To depress; discourage; fatigue.
- Nothing gets me down so much as a rainy day.
- (transitive) To swallow (something).
- The pill was so large that he couldn't get it down.
- To relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment.
- Getting down with a bunch of old friends.
- 2011, Rebecca Black featuring Patrice Wilson, Friday
- It's Friday, Friday
- Gotta get down on Friday
- Everybody's lookin' forward to the weekend, weekend
- (informal, intransitive) To duck or take cover, usually to avoid harm. Commonly used as a caution or warning in the imperative.
- With bullets flying, all I could do was get down and pray.
- (informal, intransitive) To dance, particularly without inhibition or restraint, or in a sexually suggestive manner.
- Synonyms: boogie down
- (informal, intransitive) To party.
- (informal, intransitive) To have sex.
- (intransitive, British, informal, of a child) To leave the table after dining.
- Mummy, can I get down?
- (transitive) To record in writing.
- Synonyms: take down
- Quick, here's a pen, get this down will you, before I forget.
- (transitive) To criticise
- Ann is always getting down on these students
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