Definition of come down

Definitions

Verb

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

Verb

be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise"

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fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"

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get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"

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criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play"

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Synonyms

boil down descend fall go down precipitate reduce sicken

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More General Terms

become criticise criticize decline go knock locomote move pick apart travel turn worsen

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More Specific Terms

abseil alight avalanche canker cascade cascade down climb down contract correct crash decline dismount dive drip drop flop get get down get off go down go under hail light pitch plop plunge plunk pounce precipitate prolapse rain rain down rappel roll down rope down set settle sink sleet slump snow spat subside swoop take topple tumble unhorse wan

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