The word “down” can be an adverb (Put that down), a preposition (I went down the street), a verb (He downed that beer pretty fast), an adjective (I’m feeling kind of down this morning), and a noun (That was third down and six). Many nouns can be used as verbs (screw that into the wall, hammer those boards together, hand it over, don’t finger the merchandise, toe the line, elbow your way into the crowd, don’t crowd me, and so on and so on and so on). You can even make a conjunction into a verb and a noun (But me no buts). A wonderful language.
Observer fo Irony about 9 years ago
I knew a guy who use the ‘F’ word as a verb, a noun, a pronoun, an adverb and an adjective. He really did not have much of a vocabulary.
Ubintold about 9 years ago
Sounds like verbal abuse.
dflak about 9 years ago
I just hate it when people verb nouns.
Zen-of-Zinfandel about 9 years ago
How did she gerrymander that?? (And Dad looks like he needs a rest in the hammock).
lonecat about 9 years ago
The word “down” can be an adverb (Put that down), a preposition (I went down the street), a verb (He downed that beer pretty fast), an adjective (I’m feeling kind of down this morning), and a noun (That was third down and six). Many nouns can be used as verbs (screw that into the wall, hammer those boards together, hand it over, don’t finger the merchandise, toe the line, elbow your way into the crowd, don’t crowd me, and so on and so on and so on). You can even make a conjunction into a verb and a noun (But me no buts). A wonderful language.