Down most often refers to: * Down, the relative direction opposed to up *

Down (gridiron football) A down is a period in which a play transpires in gridiron football. The down is a distinguishing characteristic of the game compared to other codes of football, but is synonymous with a "tackle" in rugby league. The team in possession of the f ...

, in American/Canadian football, a period when one play takes place * Down feather, a soft bird feather used in bedding and clothing * Downland, a type of hill Down may also refer to:

Places

County Down County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of and has a population of 531,665. It borders County Antrim to the ...

, Northern Ireland, UK **

Down (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Down was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. History In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Down was represented with two members. Members of Parliament 1585–1801 Notes Elections E ...

, abolished 1800 **

Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies) Down is one of the six counties comprising Northern Ireland. County Down was represented in the Northern Ireland House of Commons 1921–1973. This article deals with the Down County constituencies. For the County Down Borough constituencies in th ...

** Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency), 1921–1929 ** Down (UK Parliament constituency), 1801–1885 and 1922–1950 ** Down (civil parish) ** Down county football team, Gaelic football *

Down, County Westmeath Down is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north of Mullingar. Down is one of 11 townlands of the civil parish of Tyfarnham in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers . The River Gaine, ...

, Ireland * Downe, Greater London, England, formerly called "Down"

People

Down (surname) Down is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alec Down (1914–1995), British archaeologist * Alisen Down (born 1976), Canadian actress *Angela Down (born 1946), English actress * Bill Down (born 1934), British Bishop * Bil ...

John Langdon Down John Langdon Haydon Down (18 November 1828 – 7 October 1896) was a British physician best known for his description of the genetic condition now known as Down syndrome, which he originally classified in 1862. He is also noted for his work in ...

(1828–1896), British physician best known for his description of Down syndrome * Down AKA Kilo (born 1985), American rapper

Film and television

* ''Down'' (film), a 2001 English remake of the film ''De Lift'' * "Down" (''Breaking Bad''), an episode of the second season of ''Breaking Bad'' * "Down" (''Into the Dark''), an episode of the first season of ''Into the Dark''

Literature

* ''Down'' (comics), a comic book published by Top Cow Productions * ''Down'' (novel), a 1997 Bernice Summerfield novel by Lawrence Miles

Music

* Down (band), an American heavy metal supergroup * ''Down'' (The Jesus Lizard album), 1994 * ''Down'' (Sentenced album), 1996

Songs

* "Down" (311 song), 1996 * "Down" (Blink-182 song), 2003 * "Down" (Fifth Harmony song), 2017 * "Down" (Jay Sean song), 2009 * "Down" (The Kooks song), 2014 * "Down" (Marian Hill song), 2016 * "Down" (Motograter song), 2003 * "Down" (R.K.M & Ken-Y song), 2006 * "Down" (Stone Temple Pilots song), 1999 * "Down", by Breaking Benjamin from ''

Ember An ember, also called a hot coal, is a hot lump of smouldering solid fuel, typically glowing, composed of greatly heated wood, coal, or other carbon-based material. Embers (hot coals) can exist within, remain after, or sometimes precede, a ...

'' * "Down", by Brymo from '' Merchants, Dealers & Slaves'' * "Down", by Chris Brown from '' Exclusive'' * "Down", by Davido from ''

Omo Baba Olowo ''Omo Baba Olowo'' (Yoruba: ''Son of a Rich Man'') is the debut studio album by Nigerian singer Davido. It was released by HKN Music on July 17, 2012. The album was produced by Jay Sleek, Maleek Berry, GospelOnDeBeatz, Spellz, Dokta Frabz, Mr. Chi ...

'' * "Down", by Earshot from ''

Two 2 (two) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 1 and preceding 3. It is the smallest and only even prime number. Because it forms the basis of a duality, it has religious and spiritual significance in many cultur ...

'' * "Down", by Gravity Kills from ''

Gravity Kills Gravity Kills was an American industrial rock band from St. Louis, Missouri. Their music was described by one critic as "a blending of eerie industrial rock with a pop-infused melodic chorus and a bit of hard-core head banging."Jacquie Kubin, "J ...

'' * "Down", by Juelz Santana from ''

From Me to U ''From Me to U'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Juelz Santana. The album was released on August 19, 2003 as planned, under Diplomat, Roc-A-Fella and Def Jam. The album was seen as the introspective introduction of the rapper to main ...

'' * "Down", by Kutless from '' Kutless'' * "Down", by Lindisfarne from ''

Nicely Out of Tune ''Nicely Out of Tune'' is the debut album by Lindisfarne, released in late 1970. It charted more than a year after release, thanks to the huge success of their second album ''Fog on the Tyne'', which topped the charts early in 1972. "Lady Elean ...

'' * "Down", by Mat Kearney from '' Young Love'' * "Down", by Miles Davis released on '' Birdland 1951'' * "Down", by

Modern Day Zero Modern Day Zero is a hard rock band based in St. Louis, Missouri. Formerly called Mesh—changed to Mesh STL after the name-conflict with Mesh—the band renamed and restarted as Modern Day Zero. Their single, "Sick Inside," from their first album ...

* "Down", by Pearl Jam from '' Lost Dogs'' * "Down", by Pitchshifter from ''

PSI Psi, PSI or Ψ may refer to: Alphabetic letters * Psi (Greek) (Ψ, ψ), the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet * Psi (Cyrillic) (Ѱ, ѱ), letter of the early Cyrillic alphabet, adopted from Greek Arts and entertainment * "Psi" as an abbreviation ...

'' * "Down", by the Prom Kings from ''

The Prom Kings The Prom Kings were an American rock band based in Los Angeles, California that formed in 2001. The band released their self-titled debut album on August 2, 2005. Their first single, "Alone," started getting played on American rock radio station ...

'' * "Down", by Seether from ''

Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray ''Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray'' is the fifth studio album by South African rock band Seether. It was the only Seether album to have Troy McLawhorn as the lead guitarist. He departed from the band just before the album's release, once ...

'' * "Down", by Widespread Panic from '' Don't Tell the Band'' * "Down", by Yelawolf from ''

Shady XV ''Shady XV'' (stylized as ''SHADYXV'') is a hip hop compilation album performed by various artists of Shady Records. The double disc album was released on November 24, 2014, by Shady Records and Interscope Records. The album was released in honor ...

Other uses

Down (game theory) Combinatorial game theory is a branch of mathematics and theoretical computer science that typically studies sequential games with perfect information. Study has been largely confined to two-player games that have a ''position'' that the players ...

, a standard position in mathematical game theory *

Rail directions Railroad directions are used to describe train directions on rail systems. The terms used may be derived from such sources as compass directions, altitude directions, or other directions. However, the railroad directions frequently vary from the ac ...

, where ''down'' and ''up'' have locally significant meanings