What it means

1. verb take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
   “We began working at dawn”
2. verb lower (one's body) as by kneeling
   “Get down on your knees!”
3. verb pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
   “Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!”
4. verb put down in writing
5. verb lower someone's spirits
   “These news depressed her”
6. verb move something or somebody to a lower position
   “take down the vase from the shelf”
7. verb alight from (a horse)