Definition of 'come down'

Verb

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

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