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prostrate
Growing flat along the ground. Creeping jenny, pennyroyal, and many species of ivy have a prostrate growth habit.
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  1. Growing flat along the ground. Creeping jenny, pennyroyal, and many species of ivy have a prostrate growth habit.
fluff
Something having a very light, soft, or frothy consistency or appearance:
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  1. Something having a very light, soft, or frothy consistency or appearance:
  2. Soft, light down
  3. A loose, soft, downy mass of hair, feathers, cotton, dust, etc.
fur
The soft, thick hair covering the body of many mammals
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  1. The soft, thick hair covering the body of many mammals
  2. The thick coat of soft hair covering the skin of a mammal, such as a fox or beaver.
  3. A furlike coating:
throw-down
(Literal sense) to cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully.
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  1. (Literal sense) to cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully.
throw
To force (an opponent) to the ground or floor, as in wrestling or the martial arts.
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  1. To force (an opponent) to the ground or floor, as in wrestling or the martial arts.
  2. To cause to fall on or over something; cast:
  3. To put suddenly or forcefully into a given condition, position, or activity:
fell
To cause to fall; knock down
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  1. To cause to fall; knock down
  2. (Sewing) To turn over (the rough edge of a seam) and sew down flat on the underside
  3. To cause to fall by striking; cut or knock down:
subdue
To bring into subjection; conquer; vanquish
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  1. To bring into subjection; conquer; vanquish
  2. To bring (a country) under control by force.
  3. To bring under control by physical force, persuasion, or other means; overcome:
tackle
To knock or throw someone to the ground
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  1. To knock or throw someone to the ground
  2. To grab hold of and wrestle with (an opponent).
  3. (Football) To stop an opponent who is carrying the ball, esp. by knocking or throwing the opponent to the ground
trip
To catch (a person) in a lie, error, etc.
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  1. To catch (a person) in a lie, error, etc.
  2. To tip or turn (a yardarm) into a position for lowering.
  3. To walk, run, or dance with light, rapid steps; skip; caper
floor
To provide with a floor.
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  1. To provide with a floor.
  2. To cover or furnish with a floor
  3. (Informal) To press down to the floor
topple
To lean forward as if on the point of falling; overbalance; totter
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  1. To lean forward as if on the point of falling; overbalance; totter
  2. To totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so
  3. To bring about the downfall, destruction, or ending of.
conquer
To overcome or surmount mentally or emotionally:
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  1. To overcome or surmount mentally or emotionally:
  2. To get possession or control of by or as by winning a war
  3. To overcome by physical, mental, or moral force; get the better of; defeat
overthrow
(Now rare) To throw down to the ground, to overturn.
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  1. (Now rare) To throw down to the ground, to overturn.
  2. To bring down from a position of authority or power; topple
  3. To throw or turn over; upset
defeat
To bring to nothing; frustrate
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  1. To bring to nothing; frustrate
  2. To do better than (another) in a competition or battle; win victory over; beat:
  3. To be beyond the comprehension of; mystify:
vanquish
To overcome or subdue (an emotion, for example); suppress:
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  1. To overcome or subdue (an emotion, for example); suppress:
  2. To conquer or defeat in battle; force into submission
  3. To defeat in a contest, conflict, or competition.
overpower
To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.
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  1. To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.
  2. To supply with more power than is needed
  3. To subdue someone by superior force.
upset
To overthrow or defeat unexpectedly
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  1. To overthrow or defeat unexpectedly
  2. To disturb the functioning, order, or course of:
  3. To defeat unexpectedly (an opponent favored to win).
overturn
To ransack:
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  1. To ransack:
  2. To turn over or capsize:
  3. To turn or throw over; upset
gulp-down
To eat very quickly without chewing the food properly.
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  1. To eat very quickly without chewing the food properly.
  2. To drink very quickly, swallowing large quantities of liquid at a time.
deck
(Slang) To knock down:
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  1. (Slang) To knock down:
  2. To clothe with finery; adorn. Often used with out:
  3. (Slang) To knock down; floor
dull
Not bright, vivid, or shiny:
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  1. Not bright, vivid, or shiny:
  2. Not clear or resonant:
  3. Physically slow; slow-moving; sluggish
off
Somewhat crazy; eccentric:
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  1. Somewhat crazy; eccentric:
  2. Away from work, etc.; absent
  3. (Informal) Not quite normal in thinking, behavior, etc.; mildly eccentric
slack
Not tense or taut; loose:
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  1. Not tense or taut; loose:
  2. Loose; relaxed; not tight, taut, or firm
  3. Slow; idle; sluggish
slow
Not moving or able to move quickly; proceeding at a low speed:
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  1. Not moving or able to move quickly; proceeding at a low speed:
  2. Allowing movement or action only at a low speed:
  3. Marked by a retarded tempo:
sluggish
Not active; slow or slow-moving; dull
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  1. Not active; slow or slow-moving; dull
  2. Displaying little movement or activity; slow; inactive:
  3. Slow to perform or respond to stimulation.
soft
Easily molded, cut, or worked:
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  1. Easily molded, cut, or worked:
  2. Not stern; lenient:
  3. Voiced and weakly articulated:
ill
Hostile or unfriendly:
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  1. Hostile or unfriendly:
  2. Not measuring up to recognized standards of excellence, as of behavior or conduct:
  3. Not favorable; unpropitious:
sick
(Slang) Excellent; outstanding:
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  1. (Slang) Excellent; outstanding:
  2. Mentally ill or disturbed.
  3. Unwholesome, morbid, or sadistic:
unwell
Having a menstrual period.
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  1. Having a menstrual period.
  2. Being in poor health; sick.
  3. Not well; ailing; ill; sick
poorly
In poor health; ill:
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  1. In poor health; ill:
blue
Having the color of the clear sky or the deep sea
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  1. Having the color of the clear sky or the deep sea
  2. Being a trail, as for skiing, marked with a sign having a blue square, indicating an intermediate level of difficulty.
  3. Indecent; risqué:
dejected
Sad and dispirited.
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  1. Sad and dispirited.
  2. In low spirits; depressed; disheartened
depressed
Unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent
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  1. Unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent
  2. Lower in amount, degree, or position:
  3. Low in spirits; dejected.
desolate
Made uninhabitable; laid waste; in a ruinous state
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  1. Made uninhabitable; laid waste; in a ruinous state
  2. Feeling, showing, causing, or expressing sadness or loneliness.
  3. Barren; lifeless:
dispirited
Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
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  1. Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
  2. Affected or marked by low spirits; dejected.
downcast
Very unhappy or discouraged; sad; dejected
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  1. Very unhappy or discouraged; sad; dejected
  2. (Of eyes) Looking downwards.
  3. Low in spirits; depressed.
downhearted
Sad
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  1. Sad
  2. In low spirits; discouraged; dejected
dull
Not vivid; not brilliant; dim
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  1. Not vivid; not brilliant; dim
  2. Cloudy or overcast:
  3. Not bright, vivid, or shiny:
dysphoric
Pertaining to dysphoria, or of being in a state of dysphoria
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  1. Pertaining to dysphoria, or of being in a state of dysphoria
gloomy
Overspread with or enveloped in darkness or dimness
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  1. Overspread with or enveloped in darkness or dimness
  2. Showing or filled with gloom:
  3. Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.
heavy-hearted
Melancholy; depressed; sad.
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  1. Melancholy; depressed; sad.
low
Relatively small. Used of a cost, price, or other value:
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  1. Relatively small. Used of a cost, price, or other value:
  2. Cut to show the wearer's neck and chest; décolleté:
  3. Not loud; soft:
melancholic
Of or relating to melancholia.
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  1. Of or relating to melancholia.
  2. Affected with or subject to melancholy.
  3. Filled with or affected by melancholy"”great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
melancholy
Causing or tending to cause sadness or gloom:
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  1. Causing or tending to cause sadness or gloom:
  2. Feeling, showing, or expressing depression of the spirits; sad or dejected.
  3. Sad and depressed; gloomy
sad
Showing, expressing, or feeling sorrow or unhappiness:
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  1. Showing, expressing, or feeling sorrow or unhappiness:
  2. Dark or dull in color; drab
  3. Having, expressing, or showing low spirits or sorrow; unhappy; mournful; sorrowful
spiritless
Lacking spirit, energy, or vigor; listless; depressed
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  1. Lacking spirit, energy, or vigor; listless; depressed
tristful
Sorrowful; gloomy.
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  1. Sorrowful; gloomy.
  2. (Archaic) Sad; sorrowful; melancholy
unhappy
Not attended by or bringing good fortune; unlucky:
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  1. Not attended by or bringing good fortune; unlucky:
  2. Not suitable or apt; ill-chosen
  3. Not suitable; inappropriate:
wistful
Sad and thoughtful
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  1. Sad and thoughtful
  2. Full of melancholy longing or wishful yearning:
  3. Full of yearning or longing
comedown
A feeling of disappointment or depression.
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  1. A feeling of disappointment or depression.
  2. A cause of disappointment or depression.
  3. A fall to a low or lower status or position, as of power or wealth
downfall
The cause of such a fall
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  1. The cause of such a fall
  2. A sudden, heavy fall, as of snow
  3. A sudden fall, as from prosperity or power
downgrade
A downward slope, esp. in a road
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  1. A downward slope, esp. in a road
  2. An act of downgrading, as in status, rank, or amount:
  3. A decline, as in fortune, status, or condition:
cut down
(Idiomatic, dated) To slay, often in great numbers.
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  1. (Idiomatic, dated) To slay, often in great numbers.
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see cut,"Ž down.
  3. (Idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something.
drop
To fall from a higher to a lower place or position:
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  1. To fall from a higher to a lower place or position:
  2. To lower the level of (the voice).
  3. To let fall by releasing hold of:
fell
To cause to fall; knock down
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  1. To cause to fall; knock down
  2. (Sewing) To turn over (the rough edge of a seam) and sew down flat on the underside
  3. To cause to fall by striking; cut or knock down:
flatten
To knock down; lay low:
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  1. To knock down; lay low:
  2. To become flat or flatter
  3. To level to the ground
floor
To provide with a floor.
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  1. To provide with a floor.
  2. (Informal) To press down to the floor
  3. To cover or furnish with a floor
ground
The set of shared points in an electrical circuit at which the measured voltage is taken to be zero. The ground is usually connected directly to the power supply and acts as a common “sink” for current flowing through the components in the circuit.
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  1. The set of shared points in an electrical circuit at which the measured voltage is taken to be zero. The ground is usually connected directly to the power supply and acts as a common “sink” for current flowing through the components in the circuit.
  2. To touch or reach the ground.
  3. (Football) To throw or knock (an opposing player) to the ground
level
To bring persons or things to an equal level; equalize.
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  1. To bring persons or things to an equal level; equalize.
  2. (Surveying) To determine the differences in altitude in (a plot of ground)
  3. (Informal) To be frank and open:
prostrate
Growing flat along the ground. Creeping jenny, pennyroyal, and many species of ivy have a prostrate growth habit.
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  1. Growing flat along the ground. Creeping jenny, pennyroyal, and many species of ivy have a prostrate growth habit.
  2. To lay low; overcome; exhaust or subjugate
  3. To throw or put in a prostrate position; lay flat on the ground
throw
To put suddenly or forcefully into a given condition, position, or activity:
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  1. To put suddenly or forcefully into a given condition, position, or activity:
  2. To cause to fall on or over something; cast:
  3. To force (an opponent) to the ground or floor, as in wrestling or the martial arts.
deck
To cover with ornaments; adorn; trim
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  1. To cover with ornaments; adorn; trim
  2. To clothe with finery; adorn. Often used with out:
  3. (Slang) To knock down; floor
bolt
To arrange or roll (lengths of cloth, for example) on or in a bolt.
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  1. To arrange or roll (lengths of cloth, for example) on or in a bolt.
  2. To eat (food) hurriedly and with little chewing; gulp.
  3. To start suddenly and run away:
englut
To glut
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  1. To glut
  2. To gulp down; swallow greedily.
engorge
To eat greedily; feed ravenously
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  1. To eat greedily; feed ravenously
  2. To devour something greedily, gorge, glut.
  3. (Pathology) To fill excessively with a body liquid, especially blood.
gobble
To seize eagerly; snatch
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  1. To seize eagerly; snatch
  2. To take greedily; grab:
  3. To eat quickly and greedily
gulp
To swallow air audibly, as in nervousness.
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  1. To swallow air audibly, as in nervousness.
  2. To choke back as if swallowing; repress (a sob, etc.)
  3. To catch the breath in or as in swallowing a large amount
guzzle
To consume to excess:
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  1. To consume to excess:
  2. To drink (or, rarely, eat) greedily or immoderately
  3. To drink, especially alcoholic beverages, greedily or habitually.
ingurgitate
To swallow greedily or in excessive amounts; gulp.
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  1. To swallow greedily or in excessive amounts; gulp.
  2. To swallow up greedily or in large amounts; gulp; gorge; guzzle
swill
To follow the ingestion of (food, for example) with the ingestion of a liquid:
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  1. To follow the ingestion of (food, for example) with the ingestion of a liquid:
  2. To swirl (a liquid) around in a container or in one's mouth:
  3. To feed (animals) with swill.
wolf
To eat ravenously, as a wolf does
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  1. To eat ravenously, as a wolf does
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  • She sat down on the bed and sighed again.

  • They sat down at the table.

  • You may GO down, but you can only CLIMB up.

  • Anatole turned to the Englishman and taking him by one of the buttons of his coat and looking down at him--the Englishman was short--began repeating the terms of the wager to him in English.

  • He parked the truck in front of the house and headed down the hill.

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