came down
Dropped from above
Came down is the past tense of come down.
Its meanings cluster around descent—physical, metaphorical, or authoritative.
You come down stairs, prices come down, and someone comes down with an illness.
When authority comes down on someone, it delivers judgment or punishment: The judge came down hard on repeat offenders.
To come down to something is to be reducible to it: It all came down to money.
What something comes down to is its essence.
Amounts charged for goods
- ratesFixed prices charged
- costsAmounts required to pay
- feverElevated body temperature
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
inflation · numbers · stock · temperature · dropped · fell · declined · lowered
Harshly reprimanded
- rebukedSharply criticized for fault
- chastisedCriticized severely for wrongdoing
- beratedScolded severely at length
- criticizedExpressed disapproval of
harsh · severe · disciplined · told off · laid into · hard on · strict · punished
Set of steps
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- escalatorAutomated people-lifting stairs
- ladderPortable climbing frame
- mountainTall natural landmass
abseil · rappel · parachute · land · alight · dismount · slope · hillside
Contagious respiratory illness
- coldLow temperature state
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- feverElevated body temperature
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
sick · bug · symptoms · cough · nausea · malaise · contagion · ailment
prices
Amounts charged for goods
swelling · inflation · numbers · stock · temperature · dropped · fell · declined · lowered · reduced
scolded
Harshly reprimanded
- rebukedSharply criticized for fault
- chastisedCriticized severely for wrongdoing
- beratedScolded severely at length
criticized · harsh · severe · disciplined · told off · laid into · hard on · strict · punished · admonished
stairs
Set of steps
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- escalatorAutomated people-lifting stairs
- ladderPortable climbing frame
mountain · abseil · rappel · parachute · land · alight · dismount · slope · hillside · ramp
flu
Contagious respiratory illness
infection · sick · bug · symptoms · cough · nausea · malaise · contagion · ailment · disease
precipitation
Atmospheric water deposit
deluge · sprinkle · raindrops · thunderstorm · cloudburst · rainfall · monsoon · squall · torrent · hail
demolition
Deliberate structural destruction
topple · fall · wreckage · avalanche · landslide · tumble · destruction · cave-in · shatter · breakdown