Down vs. Up

From a higher to a lower place or position

In or to a higher position

Toward, to, or on the ground, floor, or bottom

In a direction opposite to the center of the earth or a comparable gravitational center

Downstairs

In or to an upright position

In or into a sitting, kneeling, or reclining position

Above a surface

In or into one's stomach

So as to detach or unearth

In writing or a record

Above the horizon

In partial payment at the time of purchase

Into view or existence

Into or toward a secure position

Into consideration

Toward or in the south; southward

In or toward a position conventionally regarded as higher, as on a scale, chart, or map

Away from a place considered central or a center of activity, such as a city or town

To or at a higher price

To a specific location or source

So as to advance, increase, or improve

Toward or at a low or lower point on a scale

With or to a greater intensity, pitch, or volume

From earlier times or people

Into a state of excitement or turbulence

To or at a lower intensity or amount

Completely; entirely

To or in a reduced or concentrated form

Used as an intensifier of the action of a verb

To or in a quiescent or subdued state

So as to approach; near

In or into an inactive or inoperative state

To a stop

To or into a lower or inferior condition, as of subjection, defeat, or disgrace

Each; apiece

To an extreme degree; heavily

Apart; into pieces

Seriously or vigorously

(Nautical) To windward.

Moving or directed downward

Being above a former position or level; higher

Low or lower

Out of bed

Reduced; diminished

Standing; erect.

Sports & Games Trailing an opponent

Facing upward

Afflicted; sick

Raised; lifted

Malfunctioning or not operating, especially temporarily

Moving or directed upward

Low in spirits; depressed

Marked by increased excitement or agitation; aroused

Not in play and at the place where offensive forward progress has stopped

(Informal) Cheerful; optimistic; upbeat.

Not permitted to advance further in the play because forward progress has stopped, especially by being tackled. Used of a ball carrier.

(Slang) Happily excited; euphoric

(Baseball) Retired; out

(Informal) Taking place; going on

Completed; done

Being considered; under study

Learned or known perfectly

Running as a candidate.

In a descending direction along, upon, into, or through

On trial; charged

In a sequential or temporal sequence

Having been finished; over

Along the course of

Prepared; ready

In or at

Well informed; abreast

A downward movement; descent

Functioning or capable of functioning normally; operational

A feeling of sadness or depression

(Sports) Being ahead or at a numerical advantage over one's opponent

A misfortune or difficulty

(Baseball) At bat.

(Football) Any of a series of four plays in American football or three plays in Canadian football during which a team must advance at least ten yards to retain possession of the ball.

As a bet; at stake.

Fine, soft, fluffy feathers forming the first plumage of a young bird and underlying the contour feathers in certain adult birds.

(Nautical) Bound; headed

(Botany) A covering of soft, short hairs, as on some leaves or fruit.

From a lower to or toward a higher point on

A soft, silky, or feathery substance, such as the first growth of a human beard.

Toward or at a point farther along

Often downs An expanse of rolling upland, often treeless, grassy, and used for grazing.

In a direction toward the source of

Often Down Any of several breeds of sheep having short wool, originally bred in the Downs of southern England.

(Nautical) Against

To bring, put, strike, or throw down

An upward slope; a rise.

To swallow hastily; gulp

An upward movement or trend.

(Football) To put (the ball) out of play by touching it to the ground or stepping out of bounds.

(Slang) A feeling of excitement or euphoria.

To go or come down; descend.

To increase

(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.

To raise to a higher level, especially to promote to a higher position.

(comparable) At a lower or further place or position along a set path.

(Nautical) To raise

As a down payment.

To get up; rise.

On paper (or in a durable record).

Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.

To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).

To or at a physically higher or more elevated position.

Away from the city (regardless of direction).

To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.

At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.

To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, etc.; usually followed by to or with.

(sport) Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).

(intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state; thoroughly, completely.

Into a state of non-operation.

To or from one's possession or consideration.

To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.

North.

(rail transport) In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.

Towards or at a central place, or any place that is visualised as 'up' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.

Get down.

(rail transport) Towards the principal terminus, towards milepost zero.

Away from Oxford or Cambridge.

Aside or away, so as no longer to be present or in use.

From a remoter or higher antiquity.

(sailing) Against the wind or current.

So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.

(Cartesian graph) In a positive vertical direction.

So as to reduce size, weight or volume.

(cricket) Relatively close to the batsman.

From less to greater detail.

Without additional ice.

So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface.

To university, especially to Cambridge or Oxford.

Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, permanence, or success rather than being of indefinite duration.

Toward the top of.

Forward, straight ahead.

Toward the center, source, or main point of reference; toward the end at which something is attached.

From the higher end to the lower of.

From south to north of.

From north to south of.

Further along (in any direction).

From one end to another of (in any direction); along.

From the mouth towards the source of (a river or waterway).

(colloquial) At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).

Of a man: having sex with.

Facing downwards.

(colloquial) At (a given place, especially one imagined to be higher or more distant from a central location).

At a lower level than before.

Facing upwards.

(informal) Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.

On or at a physically higher level.

Sick, wounded, or damaged:

Headed or designated to go upward (as an escalator, stairway, elevator etc.) or toward (as a run-up).

(normally in the combination 'down with') Sick or ill.

Fitted or fixed at a high or relatively high position, especially on a wall or ceiling.

Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed.

(by extension) Available to view or use; made public; posted.

Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.

Aloft.

(not comparable) Inoperable; out of order; out of service.

Raised; lifted.

Having a lower score than an opponent.

Built, constructed.

Out.

Standing; upright.

Negative about; hostile to.

(obsolete) Risen up, rebelling, in revolt.

Comfortable with, accepting of.

Awake and out of bed.

Accepted, respected, or loyally participating in the (thug) community.

(horse-racing) Riding the horse; mounted.

Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).

(of the sun or moon) Above the horizon, in the sky.

Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. Compare down pat.

Larger; greater in quantity, volume, value etc.

(obsolete) Downright; absolute; positive.

Indicating a larger or higher quantity.

(of a tree, limb, etc) Fallen or felled.

Ahead; leading; winning.

(transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.

Finished, to an end

(transitive) Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.).

In a good mood.

(transitive) To lower; to put (something) down.

(usually in the phrase up for) Willing; ready.

To defeat; to overpower.

Next in a sequence.

To disparage; to put down.

(not used attributively) Happening; new; of concern. See also what's up, what's up with.

To go or come down; to descend.

Said of the higher-ranking pair in a two pair.

To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.

Well-informed; current.

To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.

(computing) Functional; working.

To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.

(of a railway line or train) Traveling towards a major terminus.

(transitive) To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.

Chilled and served without ice.

A negative aspect; a downer, a downside.

(slang) Erect. en

(dated) A grudge (on someone).

Well-known; renowned

An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.

(uncountable) The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.

(American football) A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.

(countable) A positive thing, or a time or situation when things are going well.

(crosswords) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.

(particle physics) An up quark.

A downstairs room of a two-story house.

An upstairs room of a two story house.

Down payment.

To physically raise or lift.

The lightest quark with a charge number of −3.

To increase the level or amount of.

(especially southern England) A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland

To promote.

A field, especially one used for horse racing.

To rise to a standing position; hence, by extension, to act suddenly; see also up and.

A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.

To ascend; to climb up.

Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.

To upload.

(botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.

Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of gravity; toward or in a higher place or position; above; - the opposite of down.

The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.

From a lower to a higher position, literally or figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting position; from the mouth, toward the source, of a river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or the like; - used with verbs of motion expressed or implied.

That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.

In a higher place or position, literally or figuratively; in the state of having arisen; in an upright, or nearly upright, position; standing; mounted on a horse; in a condition of elevation, prominence, advance, proficiency, excitement, insurrection, or the like; - used with verbs of rest, situation, condition, and the like; as, to be up on a hill; the lid of the box was up; prices are up.

Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool

To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, or the like; - usually followed by to or with; as, to be up to the chin in water; to come up with one's companions; to come up with the enemy; to live up to engagements.

That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down

To or in a state of completion; completely; wholly; quite; as, in the phrases to eat up; to drink up; to burn up; to sum up; etc.; to shut up the eyes or the mouth; to sew up a rent.

A bank or rounded hillock of sand thrown up by the wind along or near the shore; a flattish-topped hill; - usually in the plural.

Aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up your weapons.

A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep; - usually in the plural.

From a lower to a higher place on, upon, or along; at a higher situation upon; at the top of.

A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war.

From the coast towards the interior of, as a country; from the mouth towards the source of, as a stream; as, to journey up the country; to sail up the Hudson.

A state of depression; low state; abasement.

Upon.

To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.

The state of being up or above; a state of elevation, prosperity, or the like; - rarely occurring except in the phrase ups and downs.

To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down.

Inclining up; tending or going up; upward; as, an up look; an up grade; the up train.

To go down; to descend.

Raise;

In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position; below; - the opposite of up.

Being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level;

From a higher to a lower position, literally or figuratively; in a descending direction; from the top of an ascent; from an upright position; to the ground or floor; to or into a lower or an inferior condition; as, into a state of humility, disgrace, misery, and the like; into a state of rest; - used with verbs indicating motion.

Getting higher or more vigorous;

In a low or the lowest position, literally or figuratively; at the bottom of a descent; below the horizon; on the ground; in a condition of humility, dejection, misery, and the like; in a state of quiet.

Extending or moving toward a higher place;

From a remoter or higher antiquity.

(usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness;

From a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a thicker consistence; as, to boil down in cookery, or in making decoctions.

Open;

In a descending direction along; from a higher to a lower place upon or within; at a lower place in or on; as, down a hill; down a well.

(used of computers) operating properly;

Hence: Towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as, to sail or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound.

Used up;

Downcast; as, a down look.

Out of bed;

Downright; absolute; positive; as, a down denial.

Spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position;

Downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down grade; a down train on a railway.

To a higher intensity;

Soft fine feathers

Nearer to the speaker;

(American football) a complete play to advance the football;

To a more central or a more northerly place;

English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)

To a later time;

(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

Fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

Drink down entirely;

Eat immoderately;

Bring down or defeat (an opponent)

Shoot at and force to come down;

Cause to come or go down;

Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing;

Being or moving lower in position or less in some value;

Becoming progressively lower;

Understood perfectly;

Extending or moving from a higher to a lower place;

Out;

Lower than previously;

Shut;

Cut down;

Not functioning (temporarily or permanently);

Low in spirits;

The fractional price paid in cash at time of purchase;

Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position;

Away from a more central or a more northerly place;

Paid in cash at time of purchase;

From an earlier time;

To a lower intensity;

In an inactive or inoperative state;