get down
     v 1: lower (one's body) as by kneeling; "Get down on your knees!"
     2: move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down
        the vase from the shelf" [syn: {lower}, {take down}, {let
        down}, {bring down}] [ant: {raise}]
     3: get off (a horse) [syn: {unhorse}, {dismount}, {light}, {get
        off}]
     4: pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking;
        "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" [syn: {swallow}]
     5: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news
        depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health
        demoralizes her" [syn: {depress}, {deject}, {cast down}, {dismay},
         {dispirit}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}] [ant: {elate}]
     6: put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
        [syn: {write down}, {set down}, {put down}]
     7: 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" [syn: {begin}, {get}, {start out}, {start},
         {set about}, {set out}, {commence}] [ant: {end}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0