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go down

verb

Meaning

  1. To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
  2. To be received or accepted.
  3. To be blamed for something; to be the scapegoat; to go to prison.
  4. To be recorded or remembered (as).
  5. To take place, happen.
  6. (with on) To perform oral sex.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

set(English)descend(English)come down(English)fall(English)decline(English)wane(English)settle(English)crash(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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