Down most often refers to: * Down, the relative direction opposed to up * Down (gridiron football), 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, 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'' * "Down", by Earshot from '' Two'' * "Down", by Gravity Kills from '' Gravity Kills'' * "Down", by Juelz Santana from '' From Me to U'' * "Down", by Kutless from '' Kutless'' * "Down", by Lindisfarne from '' Nicely Out of Tune'' * "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'' * "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'' * "Down", by Widespread Panic from '' Don't Tell the Band'' * "Down", by Yelawolf from '' Shady XV''

Other uses

* Down (game theory), 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