(transitive) to swallow with difficulty

past participle of lie down

Synonym of down-ballot

Pertaining to the election of a relatively minor officeholder.

to get (a passing vehicle) to stop and give one a ride, signalling to the driver by holding out one's thumb (as a hitchhiker) / to disapprove or reject

(US) In or into Maine and adjoining parts of New England.

(US, military, slang) A party held to celebrate promotion in the navy.

To force a price, value, etc. to go down.

A quilted jacket stuffed with down feathers.

A science park near Porton in Wiltshire that is home to two British military research facilities