get down

get down (third-person singular simple present gets down, present participle getting down, simple past and past participle got down)

1. (transitive or intransitive) To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down.

   The kitten climbed the tree, but then couldn't get down again.

   Don't worry, I got the kitten down.

2. (transitive) To concentrate; attend.

   To get down to the matter at hand.

3. (transitive) To depress; discourage; fatigue.

   Nothing gets me down so much as a rainy day.

4. (transitive) To swallow (something).

   The pill was so large that he couldn't get it down.

5. To relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment.

   Getting down with a bunch of old friends.

   • 2011, Rebecca Black featuring Patrice Wilson, Friday

     It's Friday, Friday

     Gotta get down on Friday

     Everybody's lookin' forward to the weekend, weekend

6. (informal, intransitive) To duck or take cover, usually to avoid harm. Commonly used as a caution or warning in the imperative.

   With bullets flying, all I could do was get down and pray.

7. (informal, intransitive) To dance, especially with abandon or in a sexually suggestive manner.

   Synonym: boogie down

8. (intransitive, Britain, informal, of a child) To leave the table after dining.

   Mummy, can I get down?

9. (transitive) To record in writing.

   Synonym: take down

   Quick, here's a pen, get this down will you, before I forget.