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

present participle of down

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

plural of downing

plural of down-down

(slang) Among the Hash House Harriers, a penalty in which an individual must down his or her drink.

(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. / As a down payment. / On paper (or in a durable record). / To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).

From the higher end to the lower of. / From north to south of. / From one end to another of (in any direction); along.

Facing downwards. / At a lower level than before. / (informal) Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low. / (normally in the combination 'down with') Sick or ill. / Having a lower score than an opponent.

(transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell. / (transitive) Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.).