go down meaning and definition

GO DOWN verb

Definition of go down (verb)

1. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
   • "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
   • synonyms: come down, descend, fall
   • antonym: ascend
2. go under
   • "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
   • synonyms: go under, settle, sink
   • antonym: float
3. grow smaller
   • "Interest in the project waned"
   • synonyms: decline, wane
4. be recorded or remembered
   • "She will go down as the first feminist"
5. be ingested
   • "This wine sure goes down well"; "The food wouldn't go down"
6. be defeated
   • "If America goes down, the free world will go down, too"
7. disappear beyond the horizon
   • "the sun sets early these days"
   • synonyms: go under, set
   • antonym: ascend
8. stop operating
   • "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"
   • synonyms: crash