(idiomatic) In a condition of poverty or debility, especially as a result of experiencing a financial or personal setback.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, down. / (transitive) To set (something) down in writing; to record something.

(transitive, idiomatic) To defeat (some measure or candidate) by a majority vote.

(American football) The first play in a series that has a maximum of four downs.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see track, down. / (idiomatic) To hunt for or locate; to search for; to find.

(chiefly Britain, Canada) Condition caused by a chromosomal deficiency, whereby the patients bear a certain resemblance to the Mongoloid race, such as a small head and tilted eyelids.

(transitive, arithmetic) To round (a number) to the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.

Which has broken down and, as a result, is no longer in working order. / Not properly maintained; neglected. / Ruined in character or strength.

To reach by moving down or reducing. / (idiomatic) To entirely depend upon a single factor; basically, ultimately or in essence.

(transitive and intransitive) To reduce in volume by boiling. / (intransitive) To become reduced (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).