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Cool Down: A period of time used after a fast workout or activity by slowing down the pace to bring the body back to its normal rhythm.

Marking Up Or Down: The amount by which a securities dealer raises or lowers the price of a stock or bond due to changes in demand and supply.

Mow Em Down: Refers to a pitcher who strikes out a series of hitters in a row.

Markdown: A markdown is the amount a broker-dealer earns on the sale of a fixed-income security and is the difference between the sales price and what the seller realizes on the sale. The markdown may . . . View Full Definition

Limit Up, Limit Down: The maximum price change allowed for a commodity futures contract per trading day.

Hunkering Down: Used to describe the position of an investor whose stocks or bonds have dropped in value below their original purchase price.

Knockdown: (also 'knockdown shot, punch, punch shot, half shot') a shot played with less than a full swing, mainly to control distance, trajectory and spin

Nail Down: As in ‘nail down a victory.’ Refers to a relief pitcher finishing off the game.

On Downs: The term used to describe a team’s loss of possession if it fails to reach the necessary line on a fourth down play.

Pose Down: Bodybuilders performing their poses at the same time in a competition, trying to out pose one another.