downward

adj 1: on or toward a surface regarded as a base; "he lay face

downward"; "the downward pull of gravity" [syn: {downward(ip)}]

2: extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the

down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream" [syn:

{down(a)}, {downward(a)}]

adv : spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level

or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and

skied down"; "prices plunged downward" [syn: {down}, {downwards},

{downwardly}] [ant: {up}, {up}, {up}, {up}]