| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | A sudden drop to a lower condition or status: comedown, descent, downfall, downgrade. See RISE. | | VERB: | 1. To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow: bring down, cut down, drop, fell1, flatten, floor, ground, knock down, level, prostrate, strike down, throw. Slang : deck1. Idioms: lay low. See RISE. 2. To swallow (food or drink) greedily or rapidly in large amounts: bolt, englut, engorge, gobble, gulp, guzzle, ingurgitate, swill, wolf. See INGESTION. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. In low spirits: blue, dejected, depressed, desolate, dispirited, downcast, downhearted, dull, dysphoric, gloomy, heavy-hearted, low, melancholic, melancholy, sad, spiritless, tristful, unhappy, wistful. Idioms: down at (or in) the mouth. See HAPPY. 2. Suffering from or affected with an illness: ill, sick, unwell. Informal : laid up. Chiefly Regional : poorly. See HEALTH. 3. Characterized by reduced economic activity: dull, off, slack, slow, sluggish, soft. See INCREASE.
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