get down meaning and definition

GET DOWN verb

Definition of get down (verb)

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"
   • synonyms: bring down, let down, lower, take down
   • antonym: bring up
3. alight from (a horse)
   • synonyms: dismount, get off, light, unhorse
4. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
   • "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
   • synonyms: swallow
5. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
   • "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
   • synonyms: cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit
   • antonym: elate
6. put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
   • synonyms: put down, set down, write 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"
   • synonyms: begin, commence, get, set about, set out, start, start out
   • antonym: end