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