I.down1[美 daʊn, 英 daʊn]副down often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back down, clamp down, tone down, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, clamp, tone, etc).
In the stock indices, the common retrace of the market after a trend channel line overshoot is put down to profit taking and traders reversing their positions.