come down

v 1: move downward but not necessarily all the way; "The

temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling";

"Real estate prices are coming down" [syn: {descend}, {fall},

{go down}] [ant: {rise}, {ascend}]

2: be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a

compromise" [syn: {reduce}, {boil down}]

3: fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling" [syn:

{precipitate}, {fall}]

4: get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the

hospital" [syn: {sicken}]

5: criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard

on the new play"