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  • 1down — down1 /down/, adv. 1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder. 2. on or to the ground, floor, or bottom: He fell down. 3. to or in a sitting or lying position. 4. to or …

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  • 2down — I UK [daʊn] / US adjective, adverb, preposition *** Summary: Down can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): She was walking down the street. as an adverb (without a following noun): She lay down and fell asleep.… …

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  • 3down — down1 [ daun ] function word *** Down can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): She was walking down the street. as an adverb (without a following noun): She lay down and fell asleep. after the verb to be : Oil… …

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  • 4Down GAA — Irish: An Dún Province: Ulster Nickname(s): The Mournemen (football) The Ardsmen (hurling) …

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  • 5Down Periscope — Theatrical release poster Directed by David S. Ward Produced by Rob …

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  • 6Crawford's Defeat by the Indians — Crawford’s Defeat by the Indians is an early American folk ballad principally written by Doctor John Knight,[1][2] survivor of the 1782 Crawford Expedition. The expedition was intended to destroy American Indian towns along the Sandusky River and …

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  • 7Never was so much owed by so many to so few — World War II poster containing the famous lines by Winston Churchill Never was so much owed by so many to so few was a wartime speech made by the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on 20 August 1940. The name stems from the specific line in …

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  • 8Battle of Stalling Down — The Battle of Stalling Down is a battle reputed to have taken place in the late autumn or early winter of 1403, between the supporters of the Welsh leader Owain Glyndŵr and those of King Henry IV of England. It was part of the Glyndŵr Rising or… …

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  • 9Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel) — Something Wicked This Way Comes   …

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  • 10shoot down — transitive verb Date: 1657 1. to cause to fall by shooting < shot down the helicopter >; especially to kill in this way < was shot down in cold blood > 2. to put an end to ; defeat, reject < shoot down legislation > 3 …

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