· lower (one's body) as by kneeling; "Get down on your knees!"

Hypernym(s): move

· move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"

Synonym(s): lower, take_down, let_down, bring_down

Hypernym(s): move, displace

· alight from (a horse)

Synonym(s): unhorse, dismount, light, get_off

Hypernym(s): descend, fall, go_down, come_down

· pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"

Synonym(s): swallow

· lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"

Synonym(s): depress, deject, cast_down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise

Hypernym(s): discourage

· put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.

Synonym(s): write_down, set_down, put_down

Hypernym(s): write

· 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"

Synonym(s): begin, get, start_out, start, set_about, set_out, commence