See skid in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
A usually swift downward trend, as in prices:
decline, descent, dip, dive, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, fall, nosedive, plunge, slide, slump, tumble. See increase
verb
To lose one's balance and fall or almost fall:
slide, slip, slither. Idiom: take a skid (or slide). See moveTo undergo a sharp, rapid descent in value or price:
dive, drop, fall, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, sink, slump, tumble. Idiom: take a sudden downtrend (or downturn). See increase
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