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1. go down (to) p.v. When you move to a lower level or position or from north to south, you go down or go down to that place. Go up is the opposite of go down.

Toronto is too cold, so we usually go down to Mexico in the winter.

Going down the mountain was a lot easier than going up.

2. go down (to) p.v. When the cost, rate, quality, quantity, or level of something decreases, it goes down. Go up is the opposite of go down.

The temperature went down to zero last night.

The crime rate in New York City has gone down.

3. go down (to) p.v. When something extends to a certain point that is farther south or at a lower elevation, it goes down to that point. Go up is the opposite of go down.

How far south does this road go down?

Does this road go down to the south side of town?

After dinner we went down to the basement and played ping pong.

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4. go down p.v. When something goes down in a certain way, people react to or perceive it in this way.

The new no smoking policy didn't go down very well with the smokers in the office.

The judge's decision went down well with the prosecutor.

5. go down p.v. When a computer or computer network stops working because of a problem or because it has been disconnected, it goes down.

I couldn't withdraw any money at the bank because its computers had gone down.

If your computer terminal goes down, you can use the one in the next office.

6. go down p.v. When the sun goes below the horizon, it goes down.

After the sun goes down, it'll get a little cooler.

The sun went down at 8:34 last night.

1. lay... down (on) p.v. When you lay something down, you put it on a horizontal surface. Put down is similar to lay down.

Marsha laid the tray down.

The police ordered Jake to lay down his gun and surrender.

2. lay down p.v. When you lay down a new law, policy, rule, and so on, you create and announce it.

The IRS laid down several new tax regulations.

Congress decided against laying down any new campaign financing laws.