Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Get Down

• (verb) 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"
• (verb) put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
• (verb) pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
• (verb) lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
• (verb) alight from (a horse)
• (verb) move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
• (verb) lower (one's body) as by kneeling; "Get down on your knees!"

Synonyms of Get Down

• Lower
• Take Down
• Let Down
• Bring Down
• Unhorse
• Dismount
• Light
• Get Off
• Swallow
• Depress
• Deject
• Cast Down
• Dismay
• Dispirit
• Demoralize
• Demoralise
• Write Down
• Set Down
• Put Down
• Begin
• Get
• Start Out
• Start
• Set About
• Set Out
• Commence

Antonyms of Get Down

• Raise
• Elate
• End

Homophones of Get Down