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Yes, down is playable

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"Down" Definition

noun

A downward movement; descent.
A soft, silky, or feathery substance, such as the first growth of a human beard.
An expanse of rolling, grassy, treeless upland used for grazing. Often used in the plural.
Any of several breeds of sheep having short wool, originally bred in the Downs of southern England.
Botany A covering of soft, short hairs, as on some leaves or fruit.

verb

to cause to go or come down as.
To cause (a football) to be out of play.
To go down.

geographical name

District Northern Ireland, established 1974 250 (650 ), 57,511.
Traditional county Northern Ireland.

preposition

Along the course of: walking down the street.
In a descending direction along, upon, into, or through: rolled down the hill; floating down the river; went down cellar.
In or at: The cans are stored down cellar.
Down along, around, through, toward, in, into, or on .

adverb

Away from the present place.
From a higher to a lower place or position: hiked down from the peak.
From earlier times or people: tradition handed down from one generation to the next.
In or into a sitting, kneeling, or reclining position: knelt down; lying down.
In or into an inactive or inoperative state: The generators went down at midnight.

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