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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (5)

1. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way;
- Example: "The temperature is going down"
- Example: "The barometer is falling"
- Example: "The curtain fell on the diva"
- Example: "Her hand went up and then fell again"
[syn: descend, fall, go down, come down]

2. be the essential element;
- Example: "The proposal boils down to a compromise"
[syn: reduce, come down, boil down]

3. fall from clouds;
- Example: "rain, snow and sleet were falling"
- Example: "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
[syn: precipitate, come down, fall]

4. get sick;
- Example: "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"
[syn: sicken, come down]

5. criticize or reprimand harshly;
- Example: "The critics came down hard on the new play"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

come down
    v 1: 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" [syn: descend, fall, go down,
         come down] [ant: arise, ascend, come up, go up,
         lift, move up, rise, uprise]
    2: be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a
       compromise" [syn: reduce, come down, boil down]
    3: fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling";
       "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on
       Herculaneum" [syn: precipitate, come down, fall]
    4: get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the
       hospital" [syn: sicken, come down]
    5: criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard
       on the new play"