Definition of 'get down'

Verb

1. lower (one's body) as by kneeling; "Get down on your knees!"
2. move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
      Synonyms: lower take down let down bring down
      Antonyms: raise lift elevate get up bring up
3. get off (a horse)
      Synonyms: unhorse dismount light get off
4. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
      Synonyms: swallow
5. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
      Synonyms: depress deject cast down dismay dispirit demoralize demoralise
      Antonyms: elate lift up uplift pick up intoxicate
6. put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
      Synonyms: write down set down put down
7. 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"
      Synonyms: begin get start out start set about set out commence
      Antonyms: end terminate

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