Meaning of downward

(adj) extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream"

on or toward a surface regarded as a base; "he lay face downward"; "the downward pull of gravity"

(adv) spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"