Down most often refers to: * Down, the

relative direction In geometry, direction, also known as spatial direction or vector direction, is the common characteristic of all ray (geometry), rays which coincide when translation (geometry), translated to share a common endpoint; equivalently, it is the commo ...

opposed to up *

Down (gridiron football) A down in gridiron football is an attempt by the offensive team to run a play to advance the ball, while the defending team simultaneously attempts to halt their advance. The down is a distinguishing characteristic of the game compared to othe ...

, in North American/gridiron football, a period when one play takes place *

Down feather The down of birds is a layer of fine feathers found under the tougher exterior feathers. Very young birds are clad only in down. Powder down is a specialized type of down found only in a few groups of birds. Down is a fine thermal insulator and p ...

, a soft bird feather used in bedding and clothing *

Downland Downland, chalkland, chalk downs or just downs are areas of open chalk hills, such as the North Downs. This term is used to describe the characteristic landscape in southern England where chalk is exposed at the surface. The name "downs" is deriv ...

, a type of hill Down may also refer to:

Places

County Down County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of and has a population of 552,261. It borders County Antrim to the ...

, Northern Ireland, UK ** County Down (Parliament of Ireland constituency), abolished 1800 **

Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies) Down is one of the six counties comprising Northern Ireland. County Down was represented in the Northern Ireland House of Commons 1921–1973. This article deals with the Down County constituencies. For the County Down Borough constituencies in t ...

Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Down was a county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1929. It returned eight MPs, using proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. Boundaries Down was created by the Government of Irela ...

, 1921–1929 **

Down (UK Parliament constituency) County Down was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland and later Northern Ireland. It was a two-member constituency and existed in two periods, 1801–1885 and 1922–1950. Boundaries 1801–1885: The whole of County Down, excluding the Borou ...

, 1801–1885 and 1922–1950 ** Down (civil parish) **

Down county football team The Down county football team represents Down GAA, the County board (Gaelic games), county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association, in the Gaelic games, Gaelic sport of Gaelic football, football. The team competes in three major annual inter-c ...

, Gaelic football * Down, County Westmeath, Ireland *

Downe Downe, formerly Down (), is a village in Greater London, England, located within the London Borough of Bromley, which formed part of the historical county of Kent until 1965, and is beyond London's contiguous urban area. Charles Darwin lived ...

, Greater London, England, formerly called "Down"

People

* Down (surname) *

John Langdon Down John Langdon Haydon Down (18 November 1828 – 7 October 1896) was a British physician best known for his description of the genetic condition now known as Down's or Down syndrome, which he originally classified in 1862. He is also noted for h ...

(1828–1896), British physician best known for his description of Down syndrome * Down AKA Kilo (born 1985), American rapper

Film and television

* ''Down'' (film), a 2001 English remake of the film * "Down" (''Breaking Bad''), an episode of the second season of ''Breaking Bad'' * "Down" (''Into the Dark''), an episode of the first season of ''Into the Dark''

Literature

* ''Down'' (comics), a comic book published by Top Cow Productions * ''Down'' (novel), a 1997 Bernice Summerfield novel by Lawrence Miles

Music

* Down (band), an American heavy metal supergroup * ''Down'' (The Jesus Lizard album), 1994 * ''Down'' (Sentenced album), 1996

Songs

* "Down" (311 song), 1996 * "Down" (Blink-182 song), 2003 * "Down" (Fifth Harmony song), 2017 * "Down" (Jay Sean song), 2009 * "Down" (Jessi song), 2018 * "Down" (The Kooks song), 2014 * "Down" (Marian Hill song), 2016 * "Down" (Motograter song), 2003 * "Down" (R.K.M & Ken-Y song), 2006 * "Down" (Stone Temple Pilots song), 1999 * "Down", by Blackbear from ''Anonymous'', 2019 * "Down", by Breaking Benjamin from ''

Ember An ember, also called a hot coal, is a hot lump of smouldering solid fuel, typically glowing, composed of greatly heated wood, coal, or other carbon-based material. Embers (hot coals) can exist within, remain after, or sometimes precede, a ...

'' * "Down", by Brymo from '' Merchants, Dealers & Slaves'' * "Down", by Chris Brown from '' Exclusive'' * "Down", by Dave Gahan from ''

Hourglass An hourglass (or sandglass, sand timer, or sand clock) is a device used to measure the passage of time. It comprises two glass bulbs connected vertically by a narrow neck that allows a regulated flow of a substance (historically sand) from the ...

'' * "Down", by Davido from * "Down", by Earshot from '' Two'' * "Down", by Five for Fighting from '' Bookmarks'' * "Down", by Gravity Kills from ''

Gravity Kills Gravity Kills is an American industrial rock band from St. Louis, Missouri, formed in 1994. After releasing three albums, they disbanded in 2003, followed by reunions from 2005 to 2012, and another in 2023. After a brief period on the regiona ...

'' * "Down", by Harry Nilsson from ''

Nilsson Schmilsson ''Nilsson Schmilsson'' is the seventh studio album by American singer Harry Nilsson, released by RCA Records on November 11, 1971. It was Nilsson's most commercially successful work, producing three of his best-known songs. Among these was the n ...

'' * "Down", by Headswim from ''

Flood A flood is an overflow of water (list of non-water floods, or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are of significant con ...

'' * "Down", by Hot Chip from '' Freakout/Release'' * "Down", by Juelz Santana from '' From Me to U'' * "Down", by Kutless from '' Kutless'' * "Down", by Lindisfarne from '' Nicely Out of Tune'' * "Down", by Mat Kearney from '' Young Love'' * "Down", by Miles Davis from '' Birdland 1951'' * "Down", by Modern Day Zero * "Down", by Pearl Jam from '' Lost Dogs'' * "Down", by Pitchshifter from ''

PSI Psi, PSI or Ψ may refer to: Alphabetic letters * Psi (Greek) (Ψ or ψ), the twenty-third letter of the Greek alphabet * Psi (Cyrillic), letter of the early Cyrillic alphabet, adopted from Greek Arts and entertainment * "Psi" as an abbreviat ...

'' * "Down", by the Prom Kings from '' The Prom Kings'' * "Down", by Seether from '' Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray'' * "Down", by Widespread Panic from '' Don't Tell the Band'' * "Down", by Yelawolf from '' Shady XV''

Other uses

* Down (game theory), a standard position in mathematical game theory *

Rail directions Rail directions are used to describe train directions on rail systems. The terms used may be derived from such sources as compass directions, altitude directions, or other directions. These directions are often specific to system, country, or reg ...

, where ''down'' and ''up'' have locally significant meanings *

DOWN (app) DOWN is a location-based social networking and online dating application for users looking for casual relationships and hookups. Users can swipe up for more serious dating, swipe down for casual hookups, or left to pass, and continue to the n ...

, social networking and online dating app