COME DOWN as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • get sick
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital
    Hypernyms(s) come down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • be the essential element
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The proposal boils down to a compromise
    Hypernyms(s) come down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • criticize or reprimand harshly
    Usage Example(s)
    • The critics came down hard on the new play
    Hypernyms(s) come down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The temperature is going down
    • The barometer is falling
    • The curtain fell on the diva
    • Her hand went up and then fell again
    Hypernyms(s) come down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • fall from clouds
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • rain, snow and sleet were falling
    • Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum
    Hyponym(s) Derived(s) Entail(s)