'come down' definitions:

Definition of 'come down'

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" [syn: descend, fall, go down, come down] [ant: arise, ascend, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise]

verb

Be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise" [syn: reduce, come down, boil down]

verb

Fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" [syn: precipitate, come down, fall]

verb

Get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital" [syn: sicken, come down]

verb

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

Synonyms of 'come down'

From: Moby Thesaurus

alight,
be found,
be met with,
be realized,
befall,
betide,
cascade,
cataract,
collapse,
come,
come about,
come in,
come off,
come to pass,
come true,
crash,
crash-land,
decline,
degenerate,
descend,
deteriorate,
dip down,
ditch,
down,
downwind,
drop,
drop down,
drop off,
eventuate,
fall,
fall down,
fall off,
go down,
go downhill,
go off,
go to pot,
gravitate,
hap,
happen,
have a comedown,
hit rock bottom,
land,
level off,
light,
lose altitude,
occur,
overshoot,
pancake,
parachute,
pass,
pass off,
pitch,
plummet,
plunge,
pounce,
pour down,
precipitate,
rain,
reach the depths,
settle down,
sink,
slip,
stoop,
swoop,
take place,
talk down,
touch bottom,
touch down,
transpire,
trend downward,
upwind

Words containing 'come down'

Come,
Comely,
Comes,
Coming,
Coming in,
To come,
To come about,
To come after,
To come again,
To come at,
To come between,
To come by,
To come down,
To come in,
To come in for,
To come into,
To come it,
To come it over,
To come of,
To come off,
To come off by,
To come off from,
To come on,
To come out,
To come out with,
To come over,
To come over to,
To come to,
To come under,
To come up,
To come up to,
To come up with,
come about,
come after,
come again,
come at,
come before,
come between,
come by,
come down on,
come in,
come in for,
come into,
come into being,
come of,
come off,
come on,
come out,
come over,
come through,
come to,
come up,
come up against,
come up to,
come with,
coming out,
have it coming,
To come abroad,
To come across,
To come and go,
To come away,
To come down upon,
To come home,
To come honestly by,
To come into play,
To come near,
To come near to,
To come nigh,
To come round,
To come short,
To come to a head,
To come to blows,
To come to grief,
To come to hand,
To come to light,
To come to pass,
To come to the front,
To come to the ground,
To come to the scratch,
To come to time,
To come together,
To come true,
To come up the capstan,
To come upon,
To go and come,
bid come,
come across,
come alive,
come along,
come and go,
come apart,
come around,
come away,
come back,
come back at,
come clean,
come close,
come forth,
come forward,
come hither,
come home,
come in handy,
come near,
come of age,
come out of the closet,
come round,
come short,
come to grips,
come to hand,
come to life,
come to light,
come to mind,
come to nothing,
come to pass,
come to terms,
come to the fore,
come together,
come true,
come upon,
come what may,
come-on,
coming and going,
coming attraction,
coming back,
coming into court,
coming of christ,
coming together,
coming upon,
kingdom come,
second coming,
time to come,
up-and-coming,
when the time comes,
All is grist that comes to his mill,
Come-along,
Come-outer,
To come in at the hawse holes,
To come off with flying colors,
To come one's way,
To come or draw to a head,
To come to one's self,
To come up the tackle fall,
come hither look,
come-at-able,
home-coming,
second coming of christ,
whatever may come,
come hell or high water,
un-come-at-able,
first-come-first-serve,
first-come-first-served