getting down

Verb

get down (third-person singular simple present gets down, present participle getting down, simple past got down, past participle (UK) got down or (US) gotten down)

1. (intransitive, transitive) To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down.
   • The kitten climbed the tree, but then couldn't get down again.
2. (transitive) To swallow (something).
   • The pill was so large that he couldn't get it down.

   Synonyms:

   ingest, ingurgitate

3. (informal, intransitive) To duck or take cover, usually to avoid harm. Commonly used as a caution or warning in the imperative.
   • With bullets flying, all I could do was get down and pray.
4. (intransitive) To concentrate; attend.
   • To get down to the matter at hand.
5. (transitive) To depress; discourage; fatigue.
   • Nothing gets me down so much as a rainy day.

   Synonyms:

   despirit, aggrieve, attrist, begloom, begrieve, besorrow, grieve, pain, bring down, come down on

6. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment.
   • Getting down with a bunch of old friends.

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