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getting down
| Main Entry: |
get down
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dismount |
| Synonyms: | alight, bring down, climb down, come down, descend, disembark, get off, lower, step down |
| Antonyms: | get up, mount |
| Main Entry: | descend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move down, lower a |
| Synonyms: | cascade, cataract, cave in, coast, collapse, crash, crouch, decline, deplane, detrain, dip, disembark, dismount, dive, dribble, drop, fall, fall prostrate, get down, get off, go down, gravitate, ground, incline, light, lose balance, penetrate, pitch, plop, plummet, plunge, prolapse, set, settle, sink, slant, slide, slip, slope, slough off, slump, stoop, stumble, submerge, subside, swoop, toboggan, topple, trickle, trip, tumble, weep |
| Antonyms: | ascend, go up, increase, rise |
| Main Entry: | dishearten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | depress, ruin one's hopes |
| Synonyms: | cast down, chill*, crush, damp, dampen, dash, daunt, deject, demoralize, deter, discourage, disincline, dismay, disparage, dispirit, get down, humble, humiliate, indispose, put a damper on, put down, shake, throw a pall over |
| Antonyms: | encourage, hearten, inspirit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dismount |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get off something higher |
| Synonyms: | alight, debark, deplane, descend, detrain, disembark, get down, light |
| Antonyms: | get up, mount |
| Main Entry: | have a ball |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have fun |
| Synonyms: | beat the drum, cut loose, enjoy, feast, get down, get it on, go to town, jubilate, kick up one's heels, let loose, let off steam, live it up, make merry, paint the town red, party, raise hell, raise the roof, rejoice, revel, revere |
| Main Entry: | land |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arrive, come to rest on |
| Synonyms: | alight, berth, bring in, check in, come ashore, come down, come in, come to berth, debark, descend upon, disembark, ditch, dock, drop anchor, flatten out, get down, ground, level off, light on, make land, pilot, put down, put in, set down, set on deck, settle, sit down, splash down, steer, take down, thump, touch down |
| Antonyms: | ascend, take off |
| Main Entry: | light |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | step down; land |
| Synonyms: | alight, arrive, come down, deplane, detrain, disembark, drop, fly down, get down, perch, rest, roost, set down, settle, settle down, sit, sit down, stop, touch down |
| Antonyms: | mount |
| Main Entry: | venture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a chance |
| Synonyms: | advance, assay, attempt, bet, brave, challenge, chance, dare, dare say, defy, endanger, essay, experiment, expose, feel, front*, gamble, get down, go out on a limb, grope, have a fling at, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, lay open, make a stab at, make bold, operate, play for, play the market, presume, put in jeopardy, put up, risk, speculate, stake, stick one's neck out, take a crack at, take a flyer, take a plunge, try, try out, volunteer, wager |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | weigh down |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | depress |
| Synonyms: | bear down, burden, cumber, get down, hold down, oppress, overburden, overload, press, press down, prey on, pull down, sadden, task, trouble, weigh upon, weight, worry |
| Antonyms: | cheer, delight, please |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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