down | ||
| Category: | Particle | |
| Description: | DOWN is negative verticality | |
| Detailed description: |
Rudzka-Ostyn, Brygida. 2003. Word Power: Phrasal Verbs and Compounds: A Cognitive Approach. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter. | |
| Name | Lexical unit type | Topic | Source domain | Particle | Simile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fall down | phrasal verb | - | moving downwards | down | - |
| bring down | phrasal verb | - | moving downwards | down | - |
| turn down | phrasal verb | increasing and decreasing | moving downwards | down | - |
| come down | phrasal verb | - | moving downwards | down | - |
| break down | phrasal verb | completion | - | down | - |
| go down | phrasal verb | appearing and disappearing, increasing and decreasing | moving downwards | down | - |
| lie down | phrasal verb | - | moving downwards | down | - |
| put down | phrasal verb | - | moving downwards | down | - |
| sit down | phrasal verb | - | moving downwards | down | - |
| write down | phrasal verb | - | - | down | - |