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down vs amend

amend vs down

down is a noun but amend is not a noun.

down is an adjective but amend is not an adjective.

down and amend both are verbs.

down is an adverb but amend is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
down Yes Yes Yes Yes
amend No No Yes No
As verbs, amend is a hypernym of down; that is, amend is a word with a broader meaning than down:
  • down: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
  • amend: to make better
Other hypernyms of down include ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate.
down (noun) amend (noun)
(American football) a complete play to advance the football
soft fine feathers
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
down (adjective) amend (adjective)
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
filled with melancholy and despondency
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
becoming progressively lower
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
lower than previously
shut
being put out in a game of baseball
understood perfectly
down (verb) amend (verb)
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing to make better
bring down or defeat (an opponent) set straight or right
drink down entirely make amendments to
eat up completely, as with great appetite
cause to come or go down
shoot at and force to come down
down (adverb) amend (adverb)
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
away from a more central or a more northerly place
paid in cash at time of purchase
in an inactive or inoperative state
to a lower intensity
from an earlier time
Difference between down and amend

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