down to the ground (Meaning)
down to the ground
toward or to the ground, floor, or bottom, in or into the stomach, in a direction that is the opposite of up, having a low opinion of or dislike for, reduced or low in activity, frequency, or intensity, out, to cause (a football) to be out of play, to cause (a ball) to be out of play, to or in a lower or worse condition, from a past time, a complete play to advance the ball, cool sense 7, an instance of putting down someone (such as an opponent in wrestling), into defeat, in a direction opposite to up, sick sense 1a, one of a series of four attempts in American football or three attempts in Canadian football to advance the ball 10 yards, to or toward a point away from the speaker or the speaker's point of reference, to a concentrated state, directed or going downward, to or in a state of less activity or prominence, to cause to go or come down (see down entry 1), being on record, these feathers, a rolling grassy upland, defeat, lying on the ground, completely mastered, being at a lower level, descent, depression, toward or in a lower physical position, done, finished, a covering of soft fluffy feathers, depressing, consume sense 3, a low or falling period, being in a low position, downer, to or in a state of less activity, southward, sick, down syndrome, a fundamental quark that has an electric charge of -¹/₃ and that is one of the constituents of a nucleon, being finished or come to an end, understanding or supportive of something or someone, not operating or able to function, one of a series of four plays that a football team gets to advance the ball ten yards, to cause to fall by or as if by shooting, toward or in a lower position, an undulating usually treeless upland with sparse soil, not being in play because of wholly stopped progress or because the officials stop the play, depressed, dejected, low in spirits, a sheep of any breed originating in the downs of southern England, to go or cause to go or come down, lower in price, dislike, grudge, as a down payment, experiencing misfortune and especially financial distress, to a lying or sitting position, defeated or trailing an opponent (as in points scored), to or in a lower or worse condition or status, occupying a low position, to go down, down along, something soft and fluffy like down, perfectly, completely, on paper, to a lesser degree, level, or rate, down (see down entry 1) along, around, through, toward, in, into, or on, to or toward a lower position in a series
Synonyms & Antonyms of down to the ground
Synonyms:
- largely
- unqualifiedly
- stone-cold
- predominantly
- predominately
- plumb
- downright
- chiefly
- stone
- mainly
- to the hilt
- primarily
- to bits
- more or less
- by and large
- cold
- soundly
- hands down
- generally
- categorically
- plain
- at length
- greatly
- absolutely
- overall
- substantially
- clean
- mostly
- principally
- heartily
- basically
Antonyms:
down to the ground Sentence Examples
- The heavy rain poured down to the ground, soaking the earth beneath.
- The fallen branches were scattered across the yard, lying down to the ground.
- The hiker slipped on the wet path and tumbled down to the ground with a thud.
- The kite soared high in the sky, but eventually plummeted down to the ground.
- The lightning struck the tall oak tree, sending shards of wood flying down to the ground.
- The old woman leaned over and carefully placed the flowers down to the ground.
- The construction crew had to dig down to the ground to lay the foundation for the new house.
- The snow fell softly, blanketing the landscape and covering everything down to the ground.
- The exhausted runner collapsed down to the ground, panting heavily.
- The plane crashed into the mountain, scattering wreckage down to the ground below.
FAQs About the word down to the ground
toward or to the ground, floor, or bottom, in or into the stomach, in a direction that is the opposite of up, having a low opinion of or dislike for, reduced or
thoroughly, all of, completely, wide,well, out, perfectly, even, wholly, dead
just, partly,part, kind of, partially, hardly, half, incompletely, barely, approximately
The heavy rain poured down to the ground, soaking the earth beneath.
The fallen branches were scattered across the yard, lying down to the ground.
The hiker slipped on the wet path and tumbled down to the ground with a thud.
The kite soared high in the sky, but eventually plummeted down to the ground.
