1. (

• down ,
• downward

) extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream" ;

2. (

• downward

) on or toward a surface regarded as a base; "he lay face downward"; "the downward pull of gravity" ;

1. (

• down ,
• downwards ,
• downward ,
• downwardly

) spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward" ;