= process by which objects move (involuntarily) from a place that is relatively high in elevation to a relatively lower place
to go down, to come down, to fall down, to sink down, to descend
Move
= action by which human, animals, or deities move (voluntarily) from a place that is relatively high in elevation to a relatively lower place
to go down, to come down, to climb down, to step down, to descend
Move
= causative action by which humans or deities cause objects to move from a place that is relatively high in elevation to a relatively lower place
to lower, to let down, to take down, to bring down, to take off (ornaments)
Bear
literally: to descend on one's skull; hence: = state in which humans are held responsible for their deeds
to come down on one's skull
Dead
literally: to go down (to the netherworld, death, the pit, the dust, silence, etc.); hence: = process by which humans die and descend into the world of the dead
to go down (to the netherworld), to die
Dead
literally: to cause to go down (to the netherworld, death, the pit, the dust, silence, etc.); hence: = causative process by which humans or deities cause humans to die and descend into the world of the dead
to bring down, to cast down, to thrust down
Dead
literally: to cause or allow someone's grey hair to descend into the netherworld; hence: = causative process by which humans cause or allow an old person to die, usually under difficult circumstances
to bring (someone's) grey head down, to send down (someone's) grey head
Flow
= process by which bodies of water flow from a higher elevation to a lower elevation
to flow down
Flow
= causative process by which humans or deities cause bodies of water to flow from a higher elevation to a lower elevation
to let flow down, to let run down, to let stream down
Grieve
= process by which tears flow in copious amounts from the eyes of humans as a result of deep sorrow
to weep profusely
Grieve
literally: to flow in weeping; hence: = process by which tears flow in copious amounts from the eyes of humans as a result of deep sorrow
to stream with tears, to melt in tears
Happen
= process by which an event starts happening as ordained by a deity, as if the event were descending straight from heaven
to come down, to descend
Impact
literally: to come down; = process by which a construction collapses, usually caused by human hands
to come down
Impact
literally: to bring down; = causative action by which humans cause a construction to collapse to be taken apart
to bring down
Lax
= causative process by which a condition is caused to decrease in intensity
to be brought low
Shape
literally: (a boundary or measuring line) goes down; hence: = state in which a boundary or measuring line follows a certain trajectory downhill
to go down
Shame
literally: to go down; hence: = process by which humans lose their power or social status
to sink (in status)
Shame
literally: to bring down; hence: = causative process by which humans or deities cause (other) humans to lose their power or social status
to bring down
Strong
literally: to come down from (one's) bed; hence: = process by which humans recover from sickness