get down

verb

1. intr; also preposition to dismount or descend
2. tr; also preposition to bring down

   we could not get the wardrobe down the stairs

3. tr to write down
4. tr to make depressed

   your nagging gets me down

5. tr to swallow

   he couldn't get the meal down

6. intrfoll byto to attend seriously (to); concentrate (on) (esp in the phrases get down to business or brass tacks )
7. informal.
   intr to enjoy oneself uninhibitedly, esp by dancing

Related Words

• disembark
• get off