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