got down

past tense of get down
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as in dismounted
to come down from something (as a vehicle) I was getting down from the seaplane when a gust of wind swept away my hat

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for got down
Verb
  • Many of the displaced have descended on Beirut, Bawab said.
    Helena Skinner, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Its sister festival, Bourbon & Beyond, held the weekend prior, saw 210,000 attendees across its four days, including a record-breaking 60,000 fans who descended on the grounds on Saturday, which was headlined by Zach Bryan.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 30 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • In one video, more than half of one company building was swallowed by floodwaters.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In a voiceover, the 77-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer describes the worst of times when addiction nearly swallowed him up whole.
    Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • McCarthy said, while the questioner drank a shot from an Andy's Clubhouse Shotski.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • When a bee drank nectar from a flower, the pollen shot right onto its body.
    quantamagazine.org, quantamagazine.org, 30 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • That outbreak killed 10 people and sickened dozens more who ate deli meats processed at a Virginia plant that has since been permanently shut down.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • In Greek mythology, the Minotaur — with the head of a bull and body of a man — was imprisoned at the center of a labyrinth in Crete and ate anyone who couldn’t find their way out.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • It’s meant to be ingested as a time in my life.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Considering that products applied around our mouths tend to get ingested, even inadvertently, a clean lip mask is ideal—and this one from RMS Beauty is exceptional.
    Emily Orofino, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Got down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20down. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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