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Another word for downswing

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Noun

  1. A usually swift downward trend, as in prices

      1. The last part
      2. The process or result of declining, especially:
      3. A downward movement or fall, as in price.
      1. A drop to a lower status or condition.
      2. A lowering or decline, as in status or level:
      3. A decline; fall
      1. (Gym.) The act of lowering oneself between parallel bars by bending the arms until the chin reaches the bar level, and then raising oneself by straightening the arms
      2. (--- Linguistics) A part of a phrase or sentence that is unstressed or less strongly stressed relative to surrounding words, as the words I and to in I have to go.
      3. (Sports) A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered by bending the elbows until the chin reaches the level of the bars and then is raised by straightening the arms.
      1. (Football) A play in which a running back carries the ball while plunging directly into the line a short distance away
      2. A sharp descent or sudden drop, as of an airplane
      3. An exaggerated fall, especially by a hockey player, intended to draw a penalty against an opponent.
      1. A slide downward; a worsening.
      2. A downward course; a decline:
      1. A downward trend; a downturn.
      2. A downward trend, esp. a financial one
      3. Any gradual movement towards a lower state or value.
      1. A tendency downward, especially in business or economic activity.
      1. The act of falling; descent:
      2. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
      3. The act or fact of dropping; a fall, descent, slump, or decrease
      1. A very steep drop
      2. A location where a person or thing can be dropped off
      3. A designated place where people or things can be left:
      1. A reduction in value, amount, or degree:
      2. A marked, often sudden, decline in status, rank, or importance:
      3. Something that has fallen:
      1. A very steep dive of an aircraft.
      2. A swift, steep downward plunge of an airplane, with the nose toward the earth
      3. Any sudden, sharp drop, as in profits
      1. (Informal) A heavy, rash investment or speculation
      2. Any steep and rapid descent
      3. The act or an instance of plunging:
      1. A sliding wedge or drag used to check the motion of a vehicle by pressure against a wheel
      2. (Informal) A period of sharp decline or repeated losses:
      3. A plank, log, etc., often one of a pair or set, used as a support or as a track upon which to slide or roll a heavy object
      1. A small metal or glass tube worn over a finger or held in the hand, used in playing bottleneck-style guitar.
      2. (Music) A slight portamento used in violin playing, passing quickly from one note to another.
      3. The fall of a mass of rock, snow, earth, etc. down a slope
      1. A sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business:
      2. An extended period of poor performance, especially in a sport or competitive activity:
      3. A sudden or sharp fall
      1. A decrease, as in value:
      2. An act of tumbling; a fall.
      3. A fall or decline
    See also:

    increase

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  • They are just as relevant in a time of economic downswing as at other periods.

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