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plunge
The act or an instance of plunging:
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  1. The act or an instance of plunging:
  2. (Informal) A heavy, rash investment or speculation
  3. Any steep and rapid descent
drip
Moisture or liquid falling in drops
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  1. Moisture or liquid falling in drops
  2. A company-sponsored investment program through which the shareholders may reinvest their dividends and buy additional shares, either occasionally or at regular intervals
  3. A channel cut on the underside of a sill, cornice, etc. for carrying off rainwater
trickle
The act or condition of trickling.
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  1. The act or condition of trickling.
  2. A slow, small, or irregular quantity that moves, proceeds, or occurs intermittently.
droplet
A very small drop, esp. of liquid
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  1. A very small drop, esp. of liquid
  2. A tiny drop.
globule
A small spherical mass, especially a small drop of liquid.
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  1. A small spherical mass, especially a small drop of liquid.
  2. A tiny ball or globe; esp., a drop of liquid
bead
(Chem.) A beadlike mass usually formed inside the loop of a platinum wire by the action of a flux, such as borax, upon the oxide or salt of certain metals: used in identifying metals in their compounds, since the metal determines the color of the bead
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  1. (Chem.) A beadlike mass usually formed inside the loop of a platinum wire by the action of a flux, such as borax, upon the oxide or salt of certain metals: used in identifying metals in their compounds, since the metal determines the color of the bead
  2. A string of beads; necklace
  3. A drop of moisture:
tear
A drop of the clear salty liquid secreted by glands (lacrimal glands) in the eyes. Tears wet the membrane covering the eye and help rid the eye of irritating substances.
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  1. A drop of the clear salty liquid secreted by glands (lacrimal glands) in the eyes. Tears wet the membrane covering the eye and help rid the eye of irritating substances.
  2. The result of tearing; a rip or rent:
  3. Wear and tear
teardrop
A single tear (clear, salty liquid secreted by the eye).
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  1. A single tear (clear, salty liquid secreted by the eye).
  2. A single tear.
  3. A tear
dewdrop
A droplet of water formed as dew.
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  1. A droplet of water formed as dew.
  2. A drop of dew.
raindrop
A drop of rain.
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  1. A drop of rain.
  2. A single drop of rain
dribble
In sport, the act of dribbling.
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  1. In sport, the act of dribbling.
  2. A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.
  3. A small quantity; a bit.
fall
A reduction in value, amount, or degree:
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  1. A reduction in value, amount, or degree:
  2. A marked, often sudden, decline in status, rank, or importance:
  3. Something that has fallen:
reduction
The changing of a fraction into a simpler form, especially by dividing the numerator and denominator by a common factor. For example, the fraction8 /12 can be reduced to4 /6 , which can be further reduced to2 /3 , in each case by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 2.
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  1. The changing of a fraction into a simpler form, especially by dividing the numerator and denominator by a common factor. For example, the fraction8 /12 can be reduced to4 /6 , which can be further reduced to2 /3 , in each case by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 2.
  2. Anything made or brought about by reducing, as a smaller copy, lowered price, sauce of concentrated liquid, etc.
  3. The result of reducing:
decrease
A decreasing; lessening; diminution
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  1. A decreasing; lessening; diminution
  2. The amount by which something decreases.
  3. The act or process of decreasing.
slide
A small metal or glass tube worn over a finger or held in the hand, used in playing bottleneck-style guitar.
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  1. A small metal or glass tube worn over a finger or held in the hand, used in playing bottleneck-style guitar.
  2. A U-shaped section of tubing which is moved to change the pitch of certain brass instruments, esp. the trombone
  3. The fall of a mass of rock, snow, earth, etc. down a slope
descent
The process of descending or falling down from a higher position.
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  1. The process of descending or falling down from a higher position.
  2. A lowering or decline, as in status or level:
  3. A decline; fall
slump
A sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business:
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  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
lapse
A break in continuity; a pause:
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  1. A break in continuity; a pause:
  2. The failure of a bequest or devise to take effect because of the death of the person who was to receive it
  3. A moral fall:
slip
A deviation or turning aside, esp. from a practice, course of conduct, etc. considered right
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  1. A deviation or turning aside, esp. from a practice, course of conduct, etc. considered right
  2. A small piece of paper, esp. one prepared for a specific use
  3. An accident or mishap, especially resulting in a fall.
decline
The last part
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  1. The last part
  2. The process or result of declining, especially:
  3. A downward movement or fall, as in price.
downturn
A tendency downward, especially in business or economic activity.
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  1. A tendency downward, especially in business or economic activity.
upset
A tool used for upsetting; a swage.
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  1. A tool used for upsetting; a swage.
  2. A condition of indigestion:
  3. The act of upsetting or the condition of being upset:
precipitation
The quantity of such water falling in a specific area within a specific period.
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  1. The quantity of such water falling in a specific area within a specific period.
  2. (Meteorology) Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground.
  3. A precipitating or being precipitated; specif., a headlong fall or rush
lessening
A growing lesser; reduction or decrease.
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  1. A growing lesser; reduction or decrease.
precipice
The brink of a dangerous or disastrous situation:
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  1. The brink of a dangerous or disastrous situation:
  2. A vertical, almost vertical, or overhanging rock face; steep cliff
  3. An overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock, such as a crag or the face of a cliff.
declivity
A downward slope or sloping, as of a hill
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  1. A downward slope or sloping, as of a hill
slope
A piece of ground that is not flat or level; rising or falling ground; specif., a portion of the side of a hill or mountain
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  1. A piece of ground that is not flat or level; rising or falling ground; specif., a portion of the side of a hill or mountain
  2. (Math.) The trigonometric tangent of the positive angle formed between a given straight line and the x-axis of a pair of Cartesian coordinates
  3. (Mathematics) The rate at which an ordinate of a point of a line on a coordinate plane changes with respect to a change in the abscissa.
dip
(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.
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  1. (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.
  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. A downward slope; a decline.
speck
A very small bit; particle
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  1. A very small bit; particle
  2. A tiny amount; a bit:
dash
Dietary approaches to stop hypertension; a diet for lowering high blood pressure, emphasizing the consumption of foods low in saturated fats, trans fats, and sodium and high in fiber and protein, especially fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products.
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  1. Dietary approaches to stop hypertension; a diet for lowering high blood pressure, emphasizing the consumption of foods low in saturated fats, trans fats, and sodium and high in fiber and protein, especially fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products.
  2. A small quantity of something added
  3. A splash:
dab
(US) A sand dab, a small flatfish of genus Citharichthys.
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  1. (US) A sand dab, a small flatfish of genus Citharichthys.
  2. A light, quick stroke; tap; pat
  3. A small, soft or moist bit of something
drip
To fall in drops:
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  1. To fall in drops:
  2. To let fall in or as if in drops:
  3. To fall in or as in drops
fall
(--- Theology) To lose primordial innocence and happiness. Used of humanity as a result of the Fall.
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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:
dribble
To flow or fall in drops or an unsteady stream; trickle:
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  1. To flow or fall in drops or an unsteady stream; trickle:
  2. To let flow or fall in drops or an unsteady stream.
  3. To fall in drops or an unsteady stream, to trickle
trickle
To move or proceed slowly or bit by bit:
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  1. To move or proceed slowly or bit by bit:
  2. To move, come, go, etc. little by little
  3. To flow slowly in a thin stream or fall in drops
descend
To come down (from a source, as from an ancestor)
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  1. To come down (from a source, as from an ancestor)
  2. To move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down.
  3. To arrive or attack in a sudden or overwhelming manner:
leak
To permit (a substance) to escape or pass through a breach or flaw:
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  1. To permit (a substance) to escape or pass through a breach or flaw:
  2. To permit (water, air, light, radiation, etc.) to pass accidentally in or out; allow to leak
  3. To escape or pass through a breach or flaw:
ooze
To seem to radiate
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  1. To seem to radiate
  2. To flow or leak out slowly, as through very small holes; seep
  3. To give forth moisture, as through pores
percolate
To become active or lively; start bubbling up, as coffee in a percolator
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  1. To become active or lively; start bubbling up, as coffee in a percolator
  2. To pass or ooze through a porous substance
  3. To cause (liquid, for example) to pass through a porous substance or small holes; filter.
emanate
To send forth; emit
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  1. To send forth; emit
  2. To come forth; issue, as from a source
  3. To come or send forth, as from a source:
distill
To fall or exude in drops or small quantities.
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  1. To fall or exude in drops or small quantities.
  2. To cause or allow to fall in drops
  3. To fall in drops; trickle; drip
seep
To leak, drip, or flow out slowly through small openings or pores; ooze
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  1. To leak, drip, or flow out slowly through small openings or pores; ooze
  2. To enter, depart, or become diffused gradually:
  3. To pass slowly through small openings or pores; ooze:
drain
To cause liquid to go out from; empty:
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  1. To cause liquid to go out from; empty:
  2. To cause (a resource or supply of something) to be used up gradually and often completely.
  3. To become empty by the drawing off of liquid:
filter
To remove or separate by means of a filter
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  1. To remove or separate by means of a filter
  2. A material that has very tiny holes and is used to separate out solid particles contained in a liquid or gas that is passed through it.
  3. A device that allows signals with certain properties, such as signals lying in a certain frequency range, to pass while blocking the passage of others. For example, filters on photographic lenses allow only certain frequencies of light to enter the camera, while polarizing filters allow only light polarized along a given plane to pass. Radio tuners are filters that allow frequencies of only a narrow range to pass into an amplification circuit.
sink
To cause or allow to fall or go down; lower
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  1. To cause or allow to fall or go down; lower
  2. To fall or lower oneself slowly, as from weakness or fatigue:
  3. To go beneath the surface of water, deep snow, soft ground, etc. so as to be partly or completely covered
bleed
To feel sympathetic grief or anguish:
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  1. To feel sympathetic grief or anguish:
  2. To run together or be diffused, as dyes in wet cloth.
  3. To come through a covering coat of paint
bead
To string like beads
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  1. To string like beads
  2. To furnish with or collect into beads.
  3. To form a bead or beads
splash
To cause (a liquid substance) to scatter and fall in drops or blobs
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  1. To cause (a liquid substance) to scatter and fall in drops or blobs
  2. To fall into or move through fluid with this effect:
  3. To fall, strike, or scatter with a splash or splashes
rain
To fall in drops of water from the clouds.
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  1. To fall in drops of water from the clouds.
  2. To cause rain to fall
  3. To fall
snow
Precipitation that falls to earth in the form of ice crystals that have complex branched hexagonal patterns. Snow usually falls from stratus and stratocumulus clouds, but it can also fall from cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds.
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  1. Precipitation that falls to earth in the form of ice crystals that have complex branched hexagonal patterns. Snow usually falls from stratus and stratocumulus clouds, but it can also fall from cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds.
  2. To cover, obstruct, etc. with or as with snow
  3. To fall as or in snow.
purl
To edge or finish (a handkerchief, for example) with lace or embroidery.
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  1. To edge or finish (a handkerchief, for example) with lace or embroidery.
  2. To move in ripples or with a murmuring sound
  3. (Archaic) To upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlong.
plash
To cut partly, or to bend and intertwine the branches of.
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  1. To cut partly, or to bend and intertwine the branches of.
  2. To bend and intertwine (branches, stems, etc.) so as to form a hedge
  3. To cause a light splash.
plump
To come in contact abruptly or heavily (against something)
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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
hail
To signal or call to a passing ship as a greeting or identification.
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  1. To signal or call to a passing ship as a greeting or identification.
  2. To precipitate in pellets of ice and hard snow.
  3. Precipitation in the form of rounded pellets of ice and hard snow that usually falls during thunderstorms. Hail forms when raindrops are blown up and down within a cloud, passing repeatedly through layers of warm and freezing air and collecting layers of ice until they are too heavy for the winds to keep them from falling.
let-go
Used other than as an idiom: see let,‎ go.
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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see let,‎ go.
  2. (Euphemistic, usually reflexively) To gain weight
  3. (Euphemistic) To fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance.
release
To cause or allow to move away or spread from a source or place of confinement:
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  1. To cause or allow to move away or spread from a source or place of confinement:
  2. To set free from physical restraint or binding; let go:
  3. To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.
shed
To cause to flow off without penetrating; repel
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  1. To cause to flow off without penetrating; repel
  2. To drop off or fall out
  3. To cause to flow in a stream or fall in drops
relinquish
To give up or abandon (control of something or a claim, for example).
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  1. To give up or abandon (control of something or a claim, for example).
  2. To give up; abandon (a plan, policy, etc.)
  3. To cease holding physically; release:
abandon
To surrender one's claim to, right to, or interest in; give up entirely:
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  1. To surrender one's claim to, right to, or interest in; give up entirely:
  2. To intentionally give up for all time an assertion or a claim of an interest in property or in a right or privilege.
  3. To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat:
discard
To play (a card not a trump and not in the suit led) when holding no cards in the suit led
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  1. To play (a card not a trump and not in the suit led) when holding no cards in the suit led
  2. To throw out (a playing card) from one's hand.
  3. To throw away, abandon, or get rid of as no longer valuable or useful
loosen
To free from restraint; to set at liberty.
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  1. To free from restraint; to set at liberty.
  2. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of.
  3. To become loose or looser:
lower
To become lower; sink, fall, become reduced, etc.
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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:
plump
With a full or sudden impact:
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  1. With a full or sudden impact:
  2. With a heavy or abrupt drop:
  3. To fall suddenly or with full impact
floor
To provide with a floor.
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  1. To provide with a floor.
  2. (Informal) To press down to the floor
  3. To cover or furnish with a floor
ground
To touch or reach the ground.
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  1. To touch or reach the ground.
  2. The set of shared points in an electrical circuit at which the measured voltage is taken to be zero. The ground is usually connected directly to the power supply and acts as a common “sink” for current flowing through the components in the circuit.
  3. (--- Baseball) To hit (a ball) onto the ground.
shoot
To cause to project or protrude; extend:
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  1. To cause to project or protrude; extend:
  2. (Games, Sports) To hit, kick, throw, drive, or propel (a ball, marble, etc.) toward the objective
  3. To be felt moving or as if moving in the body:
fell
To cause to fall; knock down
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  1. To cause to fall; knock down
  2. (Sewing) To turn over (the rough edge of a seam) and sew down flat on the underside
  3. To cause to fall by striking; cut or knock down:
unload
To remove the charge from (a gun)
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  1. To remove the charge from (a gun)
  2. To relieve of something burdensome or oppressive; unburden:
  3. To give expression to (one's troubles or feelings); pour forth.
deposit
To cause (sand, sediment, etc.) to settle or form by a natural process
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  1. To cause (sand, sediment, etc.) to settle or form by a natural process
  2. An accumulation or layer of solid material, either consolidated or unconsolidated, left or laid down by a natural process. Deposits include sediments left by water, wind, ice, gravity, volcanic activity, or other agents. A layer of coal formed over many years through the decomposition of plant material is also a deposit.
  3. To lay down or leave behind by a natural process:
topple
To lean forward as if on the point of falling; overbalance; totter
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  1. To lean forward as if on the point of falling; overbalance; totter
  2. To totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so
  3. To bring about the downfall, destruction, or ending of.
cave in
Alternative spelling of cave in.
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  1. Alternative spelling of cave in.
  2. To collapse inward or downward.
  3. (Idiomatic) To relent; to acquiesce; to comply; to grant approval; to lose willpower.
plummet
To fall off or decline precipitously
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  1. To fall off or decline precipitously
  2. To fall or drop straight downward
sink
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 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:
collapse
To fall down or inward suddenly; cave in.
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  1. To fall down or inward suddenly; cave in.
  2. To fall down or fall to pieces, as when supports or sides fail to hold; cave in; shrink together suddenly
  3. To cause to fold, break down, or fall down or inward.
quit
To stop, discontinue, or resign from
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  1. To stop, discontinue, or resign from
  2. To resign from or relinquish:
  3. To cease or discontinue:
break-with
(Archaic) To divulge one's secrets, thoughts or intentions, to discuss something with somebody.
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  1. (Archaic) To divulge one's secrets, thoughts or intentions, to discuss something with somebody.
  2. To cease having a positive connection with (a person, group, movement, etc).
  3. Used other than as an idiom: see break,‎ with.
snub
To secure (a vessel, for example) in this manner.
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  1. To secure (a vessel, for example) in this manner.
  2. (Nautical) To check the movement of (a rope or cable running out) by turning it quickly about a post or cleat.
  3. To dismiss, turn down, or frustrate the expectations of.
cut
To injure someone's feelings:
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  1. To injure someone's feelings:
  2. To separate from a group:
  3. To go directly and often hastily:
abandon
To withdraw one's support or help from, especially in spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility; desert:
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  1. To withdraw one's support or help from, especially in spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility; desert:
  2. To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat:
  3. To leave, as in danger or out of necessity; forsake; desert
forsake
To leave altogether; abandon:
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  1. To leave altogether; abandon:
  2. To give up (something formerly held dear); renounce:
  3. To leave; abandon
desert
To forsake one's duty or post, especially to be absent without leave from the armed forces with no intention of returning.
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  1. To forsake one's duty or post, especially to be absent without leave from the armed forces with no intention of returning.
  2. To leave empty or alone; abandon.
  3. A large, dry, barren region, usually having sandy or rocky soil and little or no vegetation. Water lost to evaporation and transpiration in a desert exceeds the amount of precipitation; most deserts average less than 25 cm (9.75 inches) of precipitation each year, concentrated in short local bursts. Deserts cover about one fifth of the Earth's surface, with the principal warm deserts located mainly along the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, where warm, rising equatorial air masses that have already lost most of their moisture descend over the subtropical regions. Cool deserts are located at higher elevations in the temperate regions, often on the lee side of a barrier mountain range where the prevailing winds drop their moisture before crossing the range.
leave
To give over to another to control or act on:
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  1. To give over to another to control or act on:
  2. To give or deposit, as for use or information, upon one's departure or in one's absence:
  3. To set out or depart; go:
divorce
To get a divorce
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  1. To get a divorce
  2. To terminate a marriage to someone by obtaining a court order, usually referred to as a divorce decree.
  3. To dissolve legally a marriage between; separate by divorce
separate
To single out or set apart from others for a special purpose; sort; segregate
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  1. To single out or set apart from others for a special purpose; sort; segregate
  2. To put space between; space apart or scatter:
  3. To come apart; become detached:
withdraw
To remove from use, consideration, etc.
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  1. To remove from use, consideration, etc.
  2. To take back or away; remove:
  3. To discontinue the use of a drug or other substance, especially one that is addictive.
repudiate
To refuse to accept or support; deny the validity or authority of (a belief, a treaty, etc.)
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  1. To refuse to accept or support; deny the validity or authority of (a belief, a treaty, etc.)
  2. To deny the truth of (a charge, etc.)
  3. To disown (a child, for example).
lose
To cause to go astray, become bewildered, etc.
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  1. To cause to go astray, become bewildered, etc.
  2. To have taken from one by negligence, accident, death, removal, separation, etc.; suffer the loss of; be deprived of
  3. To cause or result in the loss of:
ditch
To discontinue use of or association with:
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  1. To discontinue use of or association with:
  2. To cause (a car, wagon, etc.) to go into a ditch
  3. To get away from (a person, especially a companion).
write-off
(Accounting) To reduce an asset's book value to zero
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  1. (Accounting) To reduce an asset's book value to zero
  2. Figuratively, to assign a low value to something.
  3. (Accounting) To remove a portion of a debt or an amount of an account owed to you counting it as a loss (as a gesture of goodwill for example)
shake
(Informal) To get away from or rid of
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  1. (Informal) To get away from or rid of
  2. To get rid of or put an end to:
  3. To cause to lose stability or strength, as of conviction:
brush-off
To depart with a sweeping motion.
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  1. To depart with a sweeping motion.
  2. (Idiomatic) To disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.
  3. Used other than as an idiom: see brush,‎ off. To remove something with a brush.
decline
To draw to a gradual close:
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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:
diminish
(Archit.) To cause to taper
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  1. (Archit.) To cause to taper
  2. (Intransitive) To disappear gradually.
  3. (Intransitive) To become smaller.
dwindle
(Intransitive) To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size.
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  1. (Intransitive) To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size.
  2. To become gradually less until little remains.
  3. To cause to dwindle:
driblet
A small portion or part.
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  1. A small portion or part.
  2. A tiny falling drop of liquid.
  3. A small amount or portion.
droplet
A very small drop, esp. of liquid
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  1. A very small drop, esp. of liquid
  2. A tiny drop.
globule
A small spherical mass, especially a small drop of liquid.
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  1. A small spherical mass, especially a small drop of liquid.
  2. A tiny ball or globe; esp., a drop of liquid
dram
A small amount of anything
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  1. A small amount of anything
  2. A unit of weight in the US Customary System equal to116 of an ounce or 27.34 grains (1.77 grams).
  3. A random-access memory chip that must be recharged continually in order for stored data to be retained
jigger
A device used in making ceramic ware that consists of a rotating molded plaster form that shapes clay into a number of identical plates, bowls, etc.
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  1. A device used in making ceramic ware that consists of a rotating molded plaster form that shapes clay into a number of identical plates, bowls, etc.
  2. A person who jigs or operates a jig.
  3. Any device or contraption whose name does not occur to one; gadget
shot
A sharply hit or driven ball or puck.
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  1. A sharply hit or driven ball or puck.
  2. A chance at odds; something to bet on:
  3. A small amount given or applied at one time:
sip
The act of sipping
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  1. The act of sipping
  2. A small quantity of liquid sipped.
  3. A small quantity sipped at one time
tot
A young child
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  1. A young child
  2. A small child.
nip
The act or an instance of seizing or pinching.
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  1. The act or an instance of seizing or pinching.
  2. A sharp, biting flavor; a tang:
  3. A piece nipped off; small bit
slug
A piece of metal shaped like and used in place of a coin in automatic coin machines; esp., such a substitute coin when used illegally
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  1. A piece of metal shaped like and used in place of a coin in automatic coin machines; esp., such a substitute coin when used illegally
  2. A line of type made in one piece or strip, as by a linotype machine
  3. (Informal) A shot of liquor.
snort
A rough, noisy sound made by breathing forcefully through the nostrils, as a horse or pig does.
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  1. A rough, noisy sound made by breathing forcefully through the nostrils, as a horse or pig does.
  2. (Slang) A quick drink of straight liquor
  3. Cocaine or heroin, especially a small amount sniffed at one time.
bit
A brief amount of time; a moment:
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  1. A brief amount of time; a moment:
  2. (Informal) A particular kind of action, situation, or behavior:
  3. A small portion, degree, or amount:
crumb
(Slang) A worthless, disgusting, or despicable person
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  1. (Slang) A worthless, disgusting, or despicable person
  2. Any bit or scrap
  3. A very small piece broken off something; small particle or bit, esp. of bread, cake, etc.
dab
One skilful or proficient; an expert; an adept.
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  1. One skilful or proficient; an expert; an adept.
  2. (US) A sand dab, a small flatfish of genus Citharichthys.
  3. A small, soft or moist bit of something
dash
In Morse and similar codes, the long sound or signal used in combination with the dot and silent intervals to represent letters or numbers.
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  1. In Morse and similar codes, the long sound or signal used in combination with the dot and silent intervals to represent letters or numbers.
  2. A gift or tip offered to get better service
  3. A small quantity of something added
dot
A point put above or below a note to show that it is staccato
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  1. A point put above or below a note to show that it is staccato
  2. In Morse and similar codes, the short sound or signal used in combination with the dash and silent intervals to represent letters, numbers, or punctuation.
  3. (Music) A point after a note or rest, increasing its time value by one half
dram
The basic monetary unit of Armenia
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  1. The basic monetary unit of Armenia
  2. A random-access memory chip that must be recharged continually in order for stored data to be retained
  3. A small amount; a bit:
fragment
(Grammar) A sentence fragment.
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  1. (Grammar) A sentence fragment.
  2. An incomplete or isolated portion; a bit:
  3. The part that exists of a literary or other work left unfinished
grain
A small, dry, one-seeded fruit of a cereal grass, having the fruit and the seed walls united:
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  1. A small, dry, one-seeded fruit of a cereal grass, having the fruit and the seed walls united:
  2. A small particle of something, such as salt, pollen, or sand.
  3. A tiny bit; slightest amount
iota
The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι)
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  1. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι)
  2. A bank account that earns interest and pays it to a third party, generally a charity; the principal is typically being held in escrow by the accountholder.
  3. A very small amount; a bit:
jot
A trifling amount; the smallest bit
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  1. A trifling amount; the smallest bit
  2. The smallest bit; iota.
minim
The smallest unit of liquid measure, equal to160 fluid dram or about half a drop (0.0616 milliliter): the British and Canadian imperial minim equals160 of an imperial fluid dram or 0.0592 milliliter
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  1. The smallest unit of liquid measure, equal to160 fluid dram or about half a drop (0.0616 milliliter): the British and Canadian imperial minim equals160 of an imperial fluid dram or 0.0592 milliliter
  2. A unit of fluid measure, as:
  3. An insignificantly small portion or thing.
mite
A coin of very small value, especially an obsolete British coin worth half a farthing.
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  1. A coin of very small value, especially an obsolete British coin worth half a farthing.
  2. Any of various very small arachnids of the subclass Acari that often live as parasites on other animals or plants. Like ticks and unlike spiders, mites have no division between the cephalothorax and abdomen.
  3. Bit
modicum
A small amount; bit
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  1. A small amount; bit
molecule
The smallest particle of a substance that retains the chemical and physical properties of the substance and is composed of two or more atoms; a group of like or different atoms held together by chemical forces.
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  1. The smallest particle of a substance that retains the chemical and physical properties of the substance and is composed of two or more atoms; a group of like or different atoms held together by chemical forces.
  2. A small particle; a tiny bit.
ort
(Now Chiefly Dial.) A scrap or fragment of food left from a meal
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  1. (Now Chiefly Dial.) A scrap or fragment of food left from a meal
  2. A small scrap or leaving of food after a meal is completed.
  3. A scrap; a bit.
ounce
Any small amount
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  1. Any small amount
  2. A unit of weight in the US Customary System, an avoirdupois unit equal to 437.5 grains (28.35 grams).
  3. A tiny bit:
particle
(Physics) A body whose spatial extent and internal motion and structure, if any, are irrelevant in a specific problem.
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  1. (Physics) A body whose spatial extent and internal motion and structure, if any, are irrelevant in a specific problem.
  2. (Linguistics) An uninflected item that has grammatical function but does not clearly belong to one of the major parts of speech, such as up in He looked up the word or to in English infinitives.
  3. A very small or the smallest possible amount, trace, or degree:
scrap
Discarded waste material, especially metal suitable for reprocessing.
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  1. Discarded waste material, especially metal suitable for reprocessing.
  2. A small piece; bit; fragment; shred
  3. A bit of something written or printed; brief extract
scruple
A very small quantity, amount, or part
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  1. A very small quantity, amount, or part
  2. An uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action:
  3. A feeling of hesitancy, doubt, or uneasiness arising from difficulty in deciding what is right, proper, ethical, etc.; qualm or misgiving about something one thinks is wrong
shred
A long, narrow strip or piece made by cutting or tearing
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  1. A long, narrow strip or piece made by cutting or tearing
  2. A very small piece or amount; fragment; particle
smidgen
A very small quantity or amount.
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  1. A very small quantity or amount.
  2. A very small quantity or portion; a bit or mite:
speck
A very small bit; particle
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  1. A very small bit; particle
  2. A tiny amount; a bit:
tittle
A surname​.
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  1. A surname​.
  2. A dot or other small mark used as a diacritic
  3. The tiniest bit; an iota.
trifle
A particular kind of pewter.
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  1. A particular kind of pewter.
  2. A small amount or degree; bit
  3. Something of little value or importance; trivial thing, idea, etc.; paltry matter
whit
The least bit; an iota:
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  1. The least bit; an iota:
  2. The least bit; jot; iota
spot
A small area of different color or texture from the main area of which it is a part; often, a mark made by some foreign matter; stain, blot, speck, patch, etc.
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  1. A small area of different color or texture from the main area of which it is a part; often, a mark made by some foreign matter; stain, blot, speck, patch, etc.
  2. A flaw or defect, as in character or reputation; something blameworthy; fault
  3. (Chiefly British) A small amount; a bit:
descent
A drop to a lower status or condition.
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  1. A drop to a lower status or condition.
  2. A lowering or decline, as in status or level:
  3. A decline; fall
fall
A reduction in value, amount, or degree:
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  1. A reduction in value, amount, or degree:
  2. A marked, often sudden, decline in status, rank, or importance:
  3. Something that has fallen:
decline
The last part
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  1. The last part
  2. The process or result of declining, especially:
  3. A downward movement or fall, as in price.
descent
A drop to a lower status or condition.
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  1. A drop to a lower status or condition.
  2. A lowering or decline, as in status or level:
  3. A decline; fall
dip
(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
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  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. (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.
  3. (--- 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.
dive
(Football) A play in which a running back carries the ball while plunging directly into the line a short distance away
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  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.
downswing
A swing downward, as of a golf club.
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  1. A swing downward, as of a golf club.
  2. A decline, as of a business.
  3. The portion of any movement along an arc or curve, heading in a lower direction.
downtrend
A downward trend; a downturn.
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  1. A downward trend; a downturn.
  2. A downward trend, esp. a financial one
  3. Any gradual movement towards a lower state or value.
downturn
A tendency downward, especially in business or economic activity.
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  1. A tendency downward, especially in business or economic activity.
drop-off
A decline or decrease, as in sales, prices, etc.
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  1. A decline or decrease, as in sales, prices, etc.
  2. A location where a person or thing can be dropped off
  3. A designated place where people or things can be left:
fall
A reduction in value, amount, or degree:
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  1. A reduction in value, amount, or degree:
  2. A marked, often sudden, decline in status, rank, or importance:
  3. Something that has fallen:
nosedive
A very steep dive of an aircraft.
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  1. A very steep dive of an aircraft.
  2. Any sudden, sharp drop, as in profits
  3. A swift, steep downward plunge of an airplane, with the nose toward the earth
plunge
A dive or downward leap
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  1. A dive or downward leap
  2. The act or an instance of plunging:
  3. Any steep and rapid descent
skid
A path to ruin or failure:
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  1. A path to ruin or failure:
  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
slide
A small metal or glass tube worn over a finger or held in the hand, used in playing bottleneck-style guitar.
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  1. A small metal or glass tube worn over a finger or held in the hand, used in playing bottleneck-style guitar.
  2. A U-shaped section of tubing which is moved to change the pitch of certain brass instruments, esp. the trombone
  3. The fall of a mass of rock, snow, earth, etc. down a slope
slump
A sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business:
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  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
tumble
A decrease, as in value:
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  1. A decrease, as in value:
  2. An act of tumbling; a fall.
  3. A fall or decline
deepness
The state or quality of being deep (either physically or metaphorically)
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  1. The state or quality of being deep (either physically or metaphorically)
depth
The extent, measurement, or dimension downward, backward, or inward:
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  1. The extent, measurement, or dimension downward, backward, or inward:
  2. The degree of richness or intensity:
  3. The range of one's understanding or competence:
decline
A period of decline
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  1. A period of decline
  2. The process or result of declining, especially:
  3. A downward movement or fall, as in price.
declivity
A downward slope or sloping, as of a hill
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  1. A downward slope or sloping, as of a hill
descent
A drop to a lower status or condition.
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  1. A drop to a lower status or condition.
  2. A lowering or decline, as in status or level:
  3. A decline; fall
fall
A reduction in value, amount, or degree:
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  1. A reduction in value, amount, or degree:
  2. A marked, often sudden, decline in status, rank, or importance:
  3. Something that has fallen:
pitch
The distance traveled by a machine screw in a single revolution.
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  1. The distance traveled by a machine screw in a single revolution.
  2. (Music) In an a cappella group, the singer responsible for singing a note for the other members to tune themselves by.
  3. The distance that a propeller would travel in an ideal medium during one complete revolution, measured parallel to the shaft of the propeller.
advantage
A beneficial factor or combination of factors:
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  1. A beneficial factor or combination of factors:
  2. Benefit or profit; gain:
  3. A relatively favorable position; superiority of means:
better
The thing, condition, circumstance, action, etc. that is more excellent, more suitable, etc.
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  1. The thing, condition, circumstance, action, etc. that is more excellent, more suitable, etc.
  2. A superior, as in standing, competence, or intelligence:
  3. Advantage
bulge
A sudden, usually temporary increase in number or quantity:
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  1. A sudden, usually temporary increase in number or quantity:
  2. (Informal) A sudden increase in size, value, etc.
  3. (Informal) Advantage or margin of advantage
draw
One that attracts interest, customers, or spectators:
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  1. One that attracts interest, customers, or spectators:
  2. (Football) A play in which the quarterback moves back to pass and then quickly gives the ball to a running back or quickly reverses direction and runs with the ball
  3. A special advantage; an edge:
edge
Keenness, as of desire or enjoyment; zest:
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  1. Keenness, as of desire or enjoyment; zest:
  2. (Informal) Advantage
  3. A margin of superiority; an advantage:
superiority
An instance of this
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  1. An instance of this
  2. The state of being superior
  3. The state or quality of being superior, or higher, greater, better, etc.
upper hand
The position of advantage or control
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  1. The position of advantage or control
vantage
A place or position affording a good view; a vantage point.
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  1. A place or position affording a good view; a vantage point.
  2. A position, condition, or opportunity that is likely to provide superiority or an advantage.
  3. A superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain; profit; advantage.
inside track
(Informal) An advantageous position, as in a competition.
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  1. (Informal) An advantageous position, as in a competition.
  2. The inner, shorter way around an oval racetrack
  3. (Informal) A favorable position or advantage
jump
(Computers) A movement from one set of instructions to another.
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  1. (Computers) A movement from one set of instructions to another.
  2. A step or level:
  3. (Informal) An initial competitive advantage; a head start: