An occasion on which something is downed. / A defeat.

Decrease. / lower Position or direction, literally or figuratively. / De-emphasis.

plural of downing

(Sussex) the South Downs. / A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war. / A surname.

(informal) Ellipsis of Down's syndrome.

Expressing disapproval of or encouraging actions against a person, organization, practice, belief, etc., typically in a public protest.

(colloquial) Comfortable with; accepting or approving of; okay with / (colloquial) Suffering from (an illness).

Next to; near; towards; as far as. / Ready to (do something specified). / With no one/nothing remaining but. / Due to. / Including even the smallest parts.

(quantum mechanics) The property of being a down quark.

A surname. / A city in Missouri. / A village in Wisconsin. / (Cambridge University, informal) Ellipsis of Downing College, Cambridge..