rain down

/reɪn daʊn/
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Other forms: rained down; raining down; rains down

Definitions of rain down
  1. verb
    precipitate as rain
    synonyms: rain
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    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
    sheet
    come down as if in sheets
    sluice, sluice down
    pour as if from a sluice
    type of:
    come down, fall, precipitate
    fall from clouds
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