· 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

Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote

· be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise"

Synonym(s): reduce, boil_down

Hypernym(s): become, turn

· fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"

Synonym(s): precipitate, fall

· get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"

Synonym(s): sicken

Hypernym(s): worsen, decline

· criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play"

Hypernym(s): knock, criticize, criticise, pick_apart