To move downward in response to gravity

• drop

  1. To fall; come down
  2. To cause to fall, as by wounding, killing, or hitting
  3. To fall in drops

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  1. To fall; come down
  2. To cause to fall, as by wounding, killing, or hitting
  3. To fall in drops

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• fall

  1. (--- Theology) To lose primordial innocence and happiness. Used of humanity as a result of the Fall.
  2. To pass into a particular state, condition, or situation:
  3. To come forth as if by falling; issue:

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  1. (--- Theology) To lose primordial innocence and happiness. Used of humanity as a result of the Fall.
  2. To pass into a particular state, condition, or situation:
  3. To come forth as if by falling; issue:

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To slope downward

• decline

  1. To bend, turn, or slope downward or aside
  2. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:
  3. To draw to a gradual close:

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  1. To bend, turn, or slope downward or aside
  2. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:
  3. To draw to a gradual close:

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• dip

  1. To lower or drop (something) suddenly:
  2. To plunge into a liquid and quickly come out
  3. To lower a container, the hand, etc. into liquid, a receptacle, etc., esp. in order to take something out

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  1. To lower or drop (something) suddenly:
  2. To plunge into a liquid and quickly come out
  3. To lower a container, the hand, etc. into liquid, a receptacle, etc., esp. in order to take something out

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• drop

  1. To fall; come down
  2. To cause to fall, as by wounding, killing, or hitting
  3. To fall in drops

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  1. To fall; come down
  2. To cause to fall, as by wounding, killing, or hitting
  3. To fall in drops

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• fall

  1. (--- Theology) To lose primordial innocence and happiness. Used of humanity as a result of the Fall.
  2. To pass into a particular state, condition, or situation:
  3. To come forth as if by falling; issue:

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  1. (--- Theology) To lose primordial innocence and happiness. Used of humanity as a result of the Fall.
  2. To pass into a particular state, condition, or situation:
  3. To come forth as if by falling; issue:

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• pitch

  1. To plunge or toss with the bow and stern rising and falling abruptly
  2. To fix or set at a particular point, level, degree, etc.
  3. To fall or plunge headlong

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  1. To plunge or toss with the bow and stern rising and falling abruptly
  2. To fix or set at a particular point, level, degree, etc.
  3. To fall or plunge headlong

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• sink

  1. To fall or drop to a lower level, especially to go down slowly or in stages:
  2. To fall or lower oneself slowly, as from weakness or fatigue:
  3. To cause or allow to fall or go down; lower

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  1. To fall or drop to a lower level, especially to go down slowly or in stages:
  2. To fall or lower oneself slowly, as from weakness or fatigue:
  3. To cause or allow to fall or go down; lower

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To have hereditary derivation

• derive

  1. To trace from or to a source; show the derivation of
  2. (Linguistics) To trace the origin or development of (a word).
  3. (Chem.) To obtain or produce (a compound) from another compound by replacing one element with one or more other elements

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  1. To trace from or to a source; show the derivation of
  2. (Linguistics) To trace the origin or development of (a word).
  3. (Chem.) To obtain or produce (a compound) from another compound by replacing one element with one or more other elements

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• issue

  1. To be derived or result (from a cause)
  2. To proceed from a source; emerge or come forth:
  3. To flow, go, or come out:

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  1. To be derived or result (from a cause)
  2. To proceed from a source; emerge or come forth:
  3. To flow, go, or come out:

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• spring

  1. (Slang) To buy something or pay an expense:
  2. To cause to close or snap shut, as by a spring
  3. To release from a checked or inoperative position:

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  1. (Slang) To buy something or pay an expense:
  2. To cause to close or snap shut, as by a spring
  3. To release from a checked or inoperative position:

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To bring oneself down to a lower level of behavior

• lower

  1. To become lower; sink, fall, become reduced, etc.
  2. To let, bring, or move down to a lower level.
  3. To weaken; undermine:

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  1. To become lower; sink, fall, become reduced, etc.
  2. To let, bring, or move down to a lower level.
  3. To weaken; undermine:

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• sink

  1. To cause or allow to fall or go down; lower
  2. To become lower in value or amount; lessen, as prices, funds, etc.
  3. To fall or lower oneself slowly, as from weakness or fatigue:

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  1. To cause or allow to fall or go down; lower
  2. To become lower in value or amount; lessen, as prices, funds, etc.
  3. To fall or lower oneself slowly, as from weakness or fatigue:

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• stoop

  1. To bend (oneself, the head, or the body) forward and down.
  2. To carry the head and shoulders or the upper part of the body habitually bent forward
  3. To lower or debase oneself:

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  1. To bend (oneself, the head, or the body) forward and down.
  2. To carry the head and shoulders or the upper part of the body habitually bent forward
  3. To lower or debase oneself:

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To become lower in quality, character, or condition

• atrophy

  1. To waste away or fail to develop
  2. To cause to wither or deteriorate; affect with atrophy.

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  1. To waste away or fail to develop
  2. To cause to wither or deteriorate; affect with atrophy.

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• decline

  1. To draw to a gradual close:
  2. To cause to bend or slope downward or aside
  3. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:

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  1. To draw to a gradual close:
  2. To cause to bend or slope downward or aside
  3. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:

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• degenerate

  1. To lose former normal or higher qualities
  2. To fall below a normal or desirable state, especially functionally or morally; deteriorate:
  3. To decline or become debased morally, culturally, etc.

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  1. To lose former normal or higher qualities
  2. To fall below a normal or desirable state, especially functionally or morally; deteriorate:
  3. To decline or become debased morally, culturally, etc.

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• deteriorate

  1. To grow worse; degenerate:
  2. To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value:
  3. To weaken or disintegrate; decay:

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  1. To grow worse; degenerate:
  2. To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value:
  3. To weaken or disintegrate; decay:

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• retrograde

  1. (Archaic) To go, or seem to go, backward
  2. (Archaic) To move or seem to move backward.
  3. To become worse; decline; deteriorate; degenerate

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  1. (Archaic) To go, or seem to go, backward
  2. (Archaic) To move or seem to move backward.
  3. To become worse; decline; deteriorate; degenerate

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• sink

  1. To cause to penetrate or become absorbed
  2. To cause to submerge or go beneath the surface
  3. To cause to descend beneath the surface or to the bottom of a liquid:

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  1. To cause to penetrate or become absorbed
  2. To cause to submerge or go beneath the surface
  3. To cause to descend beneath the surface or to the bottom of a liquid:

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• worsen

  1. To make or become worse.
  2. (Intransitive) To become worse; to get worse; to deteriorate.

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  1. To make or become worse.
  2. (Intransitive) To become worse; to get worse; to deteriorate.

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To move lower

• come-down

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• go down

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• slide

  1. To move along in constant frictional contact with some surface or substance
  2. To move in this manner on a sled, the feet, etc. in contact with a smooth surface, esp. snow or ice
  3. (--- Baseball) To drop down from a running into a lying or diving position when approaching a base so as to avoid being tagged out.

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  1. To move along in constant frictional contact with some surface or substance
  2. To move in this manner on a sled, the feet, etc. in contact with a smooth surface, esp. snow or ice
  3. (--- Baseball) To drop down from a running into a lying or diving position when approaching a base so as to avoid being tagged out.

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• settle

  1. To reach a decision; decide:
  2. To cause to sink, become compact, or come to rest:
  3. To discontinue moving and come to rest in one place:

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  1. To reach a decision; decide:
  2. To cause to sink, become compact, or come to rest:
  3. To discontinue moving and come to rest in one place:

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• drop

  1. To fall; come down
  2. To fall exhausted, wounded, or dead
  3. To fall in drops:

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  1. To fall; come down
  2. To fall exhausted, wounded, or dead
  3. To fall in drops:

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• stoop

  1. To bend (oneself, the head, or the body) forward and down.
  2. To bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back:
  3. To stand or walk, especially habitually, with the head and upper back bent forward.

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  1. To bend (oneself, the head, or the body) forward and down.
  2. To bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back:
  3. To stand or walk, especially habitually, with the head and upper back bent forward.

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• gravitate

  1. (Rare) To sink or settle
  2. To move or tend to move in accordance with the force of gravity
  3. (Intransitive, figuratively) To tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity.

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  1. (Rare) To sink or settle
  2. To move or tend to move in accordance with the force of gravity
  3. (Intransitive, figuratively) To tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity.

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• slip

  1. To go quietly or secretly; move without attracting notice
  2. To fall into fault or error. Often used with up.
  3. To decline from a former or standard level; fall off:

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  1. To go quietly or secretly; move without attracting notice
  2. To fall into fault or error. Often used with up.
  3. To decline from a former or standard level; fall off:

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• dismount

  1. To disassemble (a mechanism, for example).
  2. (Intransitive) to get off (something)
  3. (Computing) to make a hard drive unavailable for use

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  1. To disassemble (a mechanism, for example).
  2. (Intransitive) to get off (something)
  3. (Computing) to make a hard drive unavailable for use

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• fall

  1. To pass into a particular state, condition, or situation:
  2. To come forth as if by falling; issue:
  3. To be directed toward or come into contact; rest:

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  1. To pass into a particular state, condition, or situation:
  2. To come forth as if by falling; issue:
  3. To be directed toward or come into contact; rest:

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• topple

  1. To lean forward as if on the point of falling; overbalance; totter
  2. To bring about the downfall, destruction, or ending of.
  3. To totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so

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  1. To lean forward as if on the point of falling; overbalance; totter
  2. To bring about the downfall, destruction, or ending of.
  3. To totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so

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• plunge

  1. To fall rapidly:
  2. To use a plunger to try to unblock (a drain, for example).
  3. To fall off or decline precipitously

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  1. To fall rapidly:
  2. To use a plunger to try to unblock (a drain, for example).
  3. To fall off or decline precipitously

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• dive

  1. To descend nose down at an acceleration usually exceeding that of free fall. Used of an airplane.
  2. (Sports) To exaggerate a fall in an attempt to induce a referee to call a penalty on an opponent.
  3. To go toward the bottom of a body of water:

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  1. To descend nose down at an acceleration usually exceeding that of free fall. Used of an airplane.
  2. (Sports) To exaggerate a fall in an attempt to induce a referee to call a penalty on an opponent.
  3. To go toward the bottom of a body of water:

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• plummet

  1. To fall off or decline precipitously
  2. To fall or drop straight downward

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  1. To fall off or decline precipitously
  2. To fall or drop straight downward

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• sink

  1. To appear to move downward, as the sun or moon in setting.
  2. To cause or allow to fall or go down; lower
  3. To go beneath the surface of water, deep snow, soft ground, etc. so as to be partly or completely covered

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  1. To appear to move downward, as the sun or moon in setting.
  2. To cause or allow to fall or go down; lower
  3. To go beneath the surface of water, deep snow, soft ground, etc. so as to be partly or completely covered

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• dip

  1. To lower or drop (something) suddenly:
  2. To plunge into water or other liquid and come out quickly.
  3. To lower a container, the hand, etc. into liquid, a receptacle, etc., esp. in order to take something out

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  1. To lower or drop (something) suddenly:
  2. To plunge into water or other liquid and come out quickly.
  3. To lower a container, the hand, etc. into liquid, a receptacle, etc., esp. in order to take something out

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• pass downward

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• pitch

  1. (Informal) To try to sell, promote, or convince, using persuasive talk, advertising, etc.
  2. To fix or set at a particular point, level, degree, etc.
  3. To fall or plunge headlong

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  1. (Informal) To try to sell, promote, or convince, using persuasive talk, advertising, etc.
  2. To fix or set at a particular point, level, degree, etc.
  3. To fall or plunge headlong

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• slope

  1. To have an upward or downward inclination; take an oblique direction; incline; slant
  2. To move or walk:
  3. (Chiefly Brit., Informal) To go or move (off, away, etc.), esp. in a leisurely or furtive way

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  1. To have an upward or downward inclination; take an oblique direction; incline; slant
  2. To move or walk:
  3. (Chiefly Brit., Informal) To go or move (off, away, etc.), esp. in a leisurely or furtive way

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• decline

  1. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:
  2. To bend, turn, or slope downward or aside
  3. To draw to a gradual close:

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  1. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:
  2. To bend, turn, or slope downward or aside
  3. To draw to a gradual close:

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• alight

  1. To get down, as from a vehicle; dismount:
  2. (Rare) To come (on or upon) accidentally
  3. To come by chance:

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  1. To get down, as from a vehicle; dismount:
  2. (Rare) To come (on or upon) accidentally
  3. To come by chance:

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• light

  1. To fall or strike suddenly, as a blow
  2. With little weight and few burdens:
  3. To give light to; furnish with light; illuminate

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  1. To fall or strike suddenly, as a blow
  2. With little weight and few burdens:
  3. To give light to; furnish with light; illuminate

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• disembark

  1. To leave a vehicle or aircraft.
  2. To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore; to land; to debark.
  3. To go ashore from a ship or leave an aircraft or other means of transportation

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  1. To leave a vehicle or aircraft.
  2. To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore; to land; to debark.
  3. To go ashore from a ship or leave an aircraft or other means of transportation

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• detrain

  1. To get off or remove from a railroad train
  2. (Rail transport, intransitive) To exit from a train; to disembark
  3. To leave or cause to leave a railroad train.

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  1. To get off or remove from a railroad train
  2. (Rail transport, intransitive) To exit from a train; to disembark
  3. To leave or cause to leave a railroad train.

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• deplane

  1. To disembark from an airplane.
  2. To get out of an airplane after it lands

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  1. To disembark from an airplane.
  2. To get out of an airplane after it lands

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• tumble

  1. To come upon accidentally; happen on:
  2. To cause to fall or collapse; bring down:
  3. To fall suddenly, clumsily, or helplessly

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  1. To come upon accidentally; happen on:
  2. To cause to fall or collapse; bring down:
  3. To fall suddenly, clumsily, or helplessly

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• move downward

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• come-down-on

  1. To punish

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  1. To punish

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• slump

  1. To sink or settle, as into mud or slush.
  2. To fall or sink heavily; collapse:
  3. To fall, sink, or collapse, esp. suddenly or heavily

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  1. To sink or settle, as into mud or slush.
  2. To fall or sink heavily; collapse:
  3. To fall, sink, or collapse, esp. suddenly or heavily

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• trip

  1. To cause to stumble or fall.
  2. To tip or turn (a yardarm) into a position for lowering.
  3. To move nimbly with light rapid steps; skip.

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  1. To cause to stumble or fall.
  2. To tip or turn (a yardarm) into a position for lowering.
  3. To move nimbly with light rapid steps; skip.

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• stumble

  1. To miss one's step in walking or running; trip and almost fall.
  2. (Intransitive) To trip or fall; to walk clumsily.
  3. To strike or happen (upon a person or thing) without design; to fall or light by chance; with on, upon, or against.

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  1. To miss one's step in walking or running; trip and almost fall.
  2. (Intransitive) To trip or fall; to walk clumsily.
  3. To strike or happen (upon a person or thing) without design; to fall or light by chance; with on, upon, or against.

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• flutter down

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• submerge

  1. To cause to sink below a decent level of life
  2. To go under or as if under water.
  3. To place under or cover with water or the like; plunge into water, inundate, etc.

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  1. To cause to sink below a decent level of life
  2. To go under or as if under water.
  3. To place under or cover with water or the like; plunge into water, inundate, etc.

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• penetrate

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• step down

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• climb-down

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• get-down

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• swoop down

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• step-off

  1. To measure by steps or paces; hence, to divide (a space), or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers.

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  1. To measure by steps or paces; hence, to divide (a space), or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers.

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• climb off

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• get off

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• swoop

  1. To descend suddenly and swiftly, as a bird in hunting; pounce or sweep (down or upon)
  2. To snatch or seize suddenly, with a sweeping movement
  3. To make a rush or an attack with a sudden sweeping movement. Often used with down :

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  1. To descend suddenly and swiftly, as a bird in hunting; pounce or sweep (down or upon)
  2. To snatch or seize suddenly, with a sweeping movement
  3. To make a rush or an attack with a sudden sweeping movement. Often used with down :

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• precipitate

  1. To cause to happen before expected, warranted, needed, or desired; bring on; hasten
  2. (Meteorol.) To condense (water vapor) and cause to fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, etc.
  3. (Meteorol.) To condense and fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, etc.

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  1. To cause to happen before expected, warranted, needed, or desired; bring on; hasten
  2. (Meteorol.) To condense (water vapor) and cause to fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, etc.
  3. (Meteorol.) To condense and fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, etc.

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• plump

  1. To come in contact abruptly or heavily (against something)
  2. To throw down or drop (something) abruptly or heavily:
  3. To fall suddenly or with full impact

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  1. To come in contact abruptly or heavily (against something)
  2. To throw down or drop (something) abruptly or heavily:
  3. To fall suddenly or with full impact

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• plop (down)

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To descend figuratively

• decline

  1. To draw to a gradual close:
  2. To cause to bend or slope downward or aside
  3. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:

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  1. To draw to a gradual close:
  2. To cause to bend or slope downward or aside
  3. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:

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• deteriorate

  1. To grow worse; degenerate:
  2. To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value:
  3. To weaken or disintegrate; decay:

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  1. To grow worse; degenerate:
  2. To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value:
  3. To weaken or disintegrate; decay:

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• degenerate

  1. To lose former normal or higher qualities
  2. To fall below a normal or desirable state, especially functionally or morally; deteriorate:
  3. To decline or become debased morally, culturally, etc.

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  1. To lose former normal or higher qualities
  2. To fall below a normal or desirable state, especially functionally or morally; deteriorate:
  3. To decline or become debased morally, culturally, etc.

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To lower oneself

• stoop

  1. To bend (oneself, the head, or the body) forward and down.
  2. To bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back:
  3. To stand or walk, especially habitually, with the head and upper back bent forward.

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  1. To bend (oneself, the head, or the body) forward and down.
  2. To bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back:
  3. To stand or walk, especially habitually, with the head and upper back bent forward.

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• sink

  1. To go beneath the surface of water, deep snow, soft ground, etc. so as to be partly or completely covered
  2. To cause to descend beneath the surface or to the bottom of a liquid:
  3. To force into the ground:

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  1. To go beneath the surface of water, deep snow, soft ground, etc. so as to be partly or completely covered
  2. To cause to descend beneath the surface or to the bottom of a liquid:
  3. To force into the ground:

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• humble oneself

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