Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Verb
S: (v) descend, fall, go down, come down (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"
S: (v) reduce, come down, boil down (be the essential element) "The proposal boils down to a compromise"
S: (v) precipitate, come down, fall (fall from clouds) "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
S: (v) sicken, come down (get sick) "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"
S: (v) come down (criticize or reprimand harshly) "The critics came down hard on the new play"
S: (v) knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart (find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws) "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"
S: (v) note, observe, mention, remark (make mention of) "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"
S: (v) state, say, tell (express in words) "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"