Come Down (Verb)

Meaning 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".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Descend
• Fall
• Go Down

Hypernyms

• Go
• Travel
• Move

Hyponyms

• Cascade
• Get Down
• Go Under
• Avalanche
• Precipitate
• Pounce
• Swoop
• Prolapse
• Rope Down
• Drop
• Rappel
• Cascade Down
• Pitch
• Decline
• Set
• Slump
• Roll Down
• Subside
• Plunk
• Climb Down
• Flop
• Tumble
• Alight
• Abseil
• Sink
• Crash
• Settle
• Plunge
• Go Down
• Unhorse
• Drip
• Light
• Dive
• Topple
• Dismount
• Plop
• Correct

Meaning ²

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

Classification

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.

Synonyms

• Precipitate
• Fall

Hyponyms

• Sleet
• Snow
• Rain
• Hail
• Spat

Meaning ³

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

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

• Sicken

Hypernyms

• Worsen

Hyponyms

• Canker
• Wan
• Contract
• Get

Meaning ⁴

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

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

• The authorities came down on the company for violating environmental laws.
• The judges came down heavily on the contestants for not following the rules.
• The coach came down on his team for their poor performance in the finals.
• The government came down hard on the protesters for disturbing public order.
• The teacher came down on the students for not submitting their assignments on time.

Hypernyms

• Criticise
• Criticize
• Pick Apart

Meaning ⁵

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

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Boil Down
• Reduce

Hypernyms

• Become