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come down

— verb (= fall, go down) 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 — verb (= boil down) be the essential element The proposal boils down to a compromise — verb (= sicken) get sick She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital — verb (= precipitate, fall) fall from clouds rain, snow and sleet were falling Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum — verb criticize or reprimand harshly The critics came down hard on the new play

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descend go down fall get down bring down decrease drop dismount fall down decline sicken reduce move down go down to boil down alight touch down sink shoot down precipitate move downward happen go down with get become poor become impoverished abate work out walk down unseat turn up turn on turn down tumble trim down tear into tap take down subside stoop to stoop split sluice slip down shower down set on set in set send down rise

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Physical actions Move Move in a direction Move down

Fall

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fall drop come down parachute

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Decrease

What words refer to something decreasing in number or amount?

decrease fall go down come down slide diminish contract shrink lessen reduce reduction depreciate lose narrow slow down abate peter out tail off waste away

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Today, a very stinky rain will come down on the heads of Frankie and his crew.

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