Definition: extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
Usage: the down staircase; the downward course of the stream
Main entry: downward
Definition: on or toward a surface regarded as a base
Usage: he lay face downward; the downward pull of gravity
Main entry: down, downward, downwardly, downwards
Definition: spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
Usage: don't fall down; rode the lift up and skied down; prices plunged downward