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Definitions of
come down
verb
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
synonyms:
descend
,
fall
,
go down
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Antonyms:
arise
,
come up
,
go up
,
lift
,
move up
,
rise
,
uprise
move upward
ascend
,
go up
travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
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prolapse
slip or fall out of place, as of body parts
abseil
,
rappel
,
rope down
lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside
dismount
,
get down
,
get off
,
light
,
unhorse
alight from (a horse)
avalanche
,
roll down
gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
dive
,
plunge
,
plunk
drop steeply
go down
,
go under
,
set
disappear beyond the horizon
correct
,
decline
,
slump
go down in value
precipitate
fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
sink
,
subside
descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
crash
fall or come down violently
flop
fall suddenly and abruptly
topple
,
tumble
fall down, as if collapsing
drop
to fall vertically
plop
drop with the sound of something falling into water
pitch
fall or plunge forward
alight
,
climb down
come down
go down
,
go under
,
settle
,
sink
go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
pounce
,
swoop
move down on as if in an attack
drip
fall in drops
cascade
,
cascade down
rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
power-dive
make a power dive
nosedive
plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft
duck
submerge or plunge suddenly
crash-dive
descend steeply and rapidly
chute
,
jump
,
parachute
jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
keel over
turn over and fall
dump
,
plunge
fall abruptly
plummet
,
plump
drop sharply
flump
,
flump down
fall heavily
settle
,
subside
sink down or precipitate
founder
sink below the surface
submerge
,
submerse
sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
decline
go down
stoop
descend swiftly, as if on prey
type of:
go
,
locomote
,
move
,
travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
verb
fall from clouds
synonyms:
fall
,
precipitate
fall
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
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rain
,
rain down
precipitate as rain
spat
come down like raindrops
snow
fall as snow
hail
precipitate as small ice particles
sleet
precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow
drizzle
,
mizzle
rain lightly
shower
,
shower down
rain abundantly
patter
,
pitter-patter
,
spatter
,
spit
,
sprinkle
rain gently
pelt
,
pour
,
rain buckets
,
rain cats and dogs
,
stream
rain heavily
verb
get sick
synonyms:
sicken
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wan
become pale and sickly
contract
,
get
,
take
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
canker
become infected with a canker
catch
contract
type of:
decline
,
worsen
grow worse
verb
criticize or reprimand harshly
“The critics
came down
hard on the new play”
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type of:
criticise
,
criticize
,
knock
,
pick apart
find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
verb
be the essential element
synonyms:
boil down
,
reduce
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type of:
become
,
turn
undergo a change or development
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