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Verb
S:
(v)
get down (get_down%2:38:02::)
(lower (one's body) as by kneeling)
"Get down on your knees!"
S:
(v)
lower (lower%2:38:00::)
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take down (take_down%2:38:00::)
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let down (let_down%2:38:00::)
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get down (get_down%2:38:00::)
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bring down (bring_down%2:38:01::)
(move something or somebody to a lower position)
"take down the vase from the shelf"
S:
(v)
unhorse (unhorse%2:38:00::)
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dismount (dismount%2:38:00::)
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light (light%2:38:01::)
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get off (get_off%2:38:00::)
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get down (get_down%2:38:01::)
(alight from (a horse))
S:
(v)
swallow (swallow%2:34:00::)
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get down (get_down%2:34:00::)
(pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking)
"Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
S:
(v)
depress (depress%2:37:00::)
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deject (deject%2:37:00::)
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cast down (cast_down%2:37:00::)
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get down (get_down%2:37:00::)
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dismay (dismay%2:37:01::)
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dispirit (dispirit%2:37:00::)
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demoralize (demoralize%2:37:00::)
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demoralise (demoralise%2:37:00::)
(lower someone's spirits; make downhearted)
"These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
S:
(v)
write down (write_down%2:32:01::)
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set down (set_down%2:32:00::)
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get down (get_down%2:32:00::)
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put down (put_down%2:32:00::)
(put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.)
S:
(v)
get down (get_down%2:30:00::)
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begin (begin%2:30:00::)
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get (get%2:30:12::)
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start out (start_out%2:30:00::)
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start (start%2:30:00::)
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set about (set_about%2:30:00::)
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set out (set_out%2:30:00::)
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commence (commence%2:30:00::)
(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"