get down

(verb) lower (one's body) as by kneeling. Synonyms: get down. Example: "Get down on your knees!."

(verb) move something or somebody to a lower position. Synonyms: lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down. Example: "Take down the vase from the shelf."

(verb) alight from (a horse). Synonyms: unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down.

(verb) pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking. Synonyms: swallow, get down. Example: "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!."

(verb) lower someone's spirits; make downhearted. Synonyms: depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise. Examples: "These news depressed her." "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her."

(verb) put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.. Synonyms: write down, set down, get down, put down.

(verb) take the first step or steps in carrying out an action. Synonyms: get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence. Examples: "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."