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GET DOWN

Definition:

[verb] lower (one's body) as by kneeling; "Get down on your knees!"
[verb] move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
Synonyms: lower, take down, let down, bring down
[verb] get off (a horse)
Synonyms: unhorse, dismount, light, get off
[verb] pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish
Synonyms: swallow
[verb] lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
Synonyms: depress, deject, cast down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise
[verb] put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
Synonyms: write down, set down, put down
[verb] take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"
Synonyms: begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence