get down

get down
    v 1: lower (one's body) as by kneeling; "Get down on your
         knees!"
    2: move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down
       the vase from the shelf" [syn: {lower}, {take down}, {let
       down}, {get down}, {bring down}] [ant: {bring up}, {elevate},
       {get up}, {lift}, {raise}]
    3: alight from (a horse) [syn: {unhorse}, {dismount}, {light},
       {get off}, {get down}]
    4: pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking;
       "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" [syn: {swallow},
       {get down}]
    5: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news
       depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health
       demoralizes her" [syn: {depress}, {deject}, {cast down}, {get
       down}, {dismay}, {dispirit}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}]
       [ant: {elate}, {intoxicate}, {lift up}, {pick up}, {uplift}]
    6: put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
       [syn: {write down}, {set down}, {get down}, {put down}]
    7: 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" [syn: {get down}, {begin}, {get}, {start out},
       {start}, {set about}, {set out}, {commence}] [ant: {end},
       {terminate}]