Difference between Down and Downcast

DOWN vs DOWNCAST: NOUN

(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)
(American football) a complete play to advance the football
Soft fine feathers
Fine, soft, fluffy feathers forming the first plumage of a young bird and underlying the contour feathers in certain adult birds.
A covering of soft, short hairs, as on some leaves or fruit.
A soft, silky, or feathery substance, such as the first growth of a human beard.
Fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

Downcast or melancholy look.
In mining, the ventilating shaft down which the air passes in circulating through a mine.
A downward look: generally implying sadness or pensiveness.
In ship-building, a duct or trunk with a cowl or hood at its upper end, arranged to drive air down into the interior of a vessel.
A ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine
A cast from supertype to subtype.
A melancholy look.

Cut down
Completed; done.
Retired; out.
Not permitted to advance further in the play because forward progress has stopped, especially by being tackled. Used of a ball carrier.
Not in play and at the place where offensive forward progress has stopped.
Low in spirits; depressed.
Malfunctioning or not operating, especially temporarily.
Afflicted; sick.
Trailing an opponent.
Reduced; diminished.
Low or lower.
Moving or directed downward.
Learned or known perfectly.
Shut
Understood perfectly
Being or moving lower in position or less in some value
The fractional price paid in cash at time of purchase
Not functioning (temporarily or permanently)

Feeling despondent.
Looking downwards.
Depressed; dispirited; dejected; -- of people.
Cast downward; directed to the ground, from bashfulness, modesty, dejection, or guilt.
Low in spirits; depressed. : depressed.
Low in spirits
Filled with melancholy and despondency
Directed downward

To a specific location or source.
Away from a place considered central or a center of activity, such as a city or town.
Toward or in the south; southward.
Into or toward a secure position.
In partial payment at the time of purchase.
In writing or a record.
In or into one's stomach.
In or into a sitting, kneeling, or reclining position.
Toward or at a low or lower point on a scale.
Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
Paid in cash at time of purchase
To a lower intensity
From an earlier time
Downstairs.
Toward, to, or on the ground, floor, or bottom.
From a higher to a lower place or position.
In an inactive or inoperative state
Away from a more central or a more northerly place
Seriously or vigorously.
To an extreme degree; heavily.
To or into a lower or inferior condition, as of subjection, defeat, or disgrace.
In or into an inactive or inoperative state.
To or in a quiescent or subdued state.
To or in a reduced or concentrated form.
To or at a lower intensity or amount.
From earlier times or people.

Felled, Dejected, Downfield, Downbound, Declining, Cut, Fallen, Lowered, Falling, Trailing, Low, Behind, Downwards, Downward, Out

Sullen, Morose, Crestfallen, Disconsolate, Glum, Sad, Despondent, Low spirited, Low, Blue, Down, Depressed, Dispirited, Downhearted, Dejected

Felled, Dejected, Downfield, Downbound, Declining, Cut, Fallen, Lowered, Falling, Trailing, Low, Behind, Downwards, Downward, Out

Sullen, Morose, Crestfallen, Disconsolate, Glum, Sad, Despondent, Low spirited, Low, Blue, Down, Depressed, Dispirited, Downhearted, Dejected

The administrative officer got right down to business.
To bundle a baby with his arms down to his sides and his legs down straight is not a developmentally appropriate position.
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It comes amid fears the Government is looking to water down key proposals laid down by the commission.
Down payment assistance programs can fund a down payment, too.
He breaks down in tears and begins to sob quietly, sitting down and rubbing his eyes.
But you live in Hickory down the down the mountain a little bit.
With low down payment loans enjoy greater credit allowances and low down payments.
USDA loans also do not require any money down, but down payment gifts are allowed with proper documentation.
Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.