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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:
washbasin
A permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, in which one may wash one's hands and face
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  1. A permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, in which one may wash one's hands and face
tub
The amount that such a vessel can hold.
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  1. The amount that such a vessel can hold.
  2. A small, round container
  3. (--- Brit., Informal) A bath in a tub
pan
A mixture of chopped betel nut, lime, and spices, wrapped in this leaf and chewed as a mild stimulant
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  1. A mixture of chopped betel nut, lime, and spices, wrapped in this leaf and chewed as a mild stimulant
  2. The amount a pan will hold
  3. A basin or depression in the earth, often containing mud or water.
ewer
A pitcher, especially a decorative one with a base, an oval body, and a flaring spout.
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  1. A pitcher, especially a decorative one with a base, an oval body, and a flaring spout.
  2. A large water pitcher with a wide mouth
bowl
A drinking goblet.
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  1. A drinking goblet.
  2. A deep, rounded container or dish, open at the top
  3. The capacity or contents of a bowl
cesspool
A filthy, disgusting, or morally corrupt place.
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  1. A filthy, disgusting, or morally corrupt place.
  2. A center of moral corruption
  3. A deep hole or pit in the ground, usually covered, to receive drainage or sewage from the sinks, toilets, etc. of a house
drain
(Surgery) A tube or other device for drawing off discharge, fluid, etc. from a cavity, wound, etc.
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  1. (Surgery) A tube or other device for drawing off discharge, fluid, etc. from a cavity, wound, etc.
  2. (Medicine) A device, such as a tube, inserted into the opening of a wound or body cavity to facilitate discharge of fluid or purulent material.
  3. A draining or exhausting
gutter
A channel along or under the eaves of a roof, to carry off rainwater
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  1. A channel along or under the eaves of a roof, to carry off rainwater
  2. A narrow channel along the side of a road or street, to carry off water, as to a sewer
  3. A channel at the edge of a street or road for carrying off surface water.
cloaca
In some invertebrates, a similar cavity serving as an excretory, respiratory, and reproductive duct
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  1. In some invertebrates, a similar cavity serving as an excretory, respiratory, and reproductive duct
  2. A sewer or cesspool
  3. The body cavity into which the intestinal, urinary, and genital canals empty in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes. The cloaca has an opening for expelling its contents from the body, and in females it serves as the depository for sperm.
descend
To pass from an earlier to a later time, from greater to less, from general to particular, etc.
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  1. To pass from an earlier to a later time, from greater to less, from general to particular, etc.
  2. To come down (from a source, as from an ancestor)
  3. To move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down.
decline
To bend, turn, or slope downward or aside
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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:
subside
To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
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  1. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
  2. To sit down slowly; settle down:
  3. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
drop
To fall; come down
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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
droop
To allow to droop or sink.
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  1. To allow to droop or sink.
  2. (Intransitive) To sink or hang downward; to sag.
  3. (Intransitive) To slowly become limp; to bend gradually.
regress
To move backward or away from a reference point; recede:
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  1. To move backward or away from a reference point; recede:
  2. To go back; return; move backward
  3. To return to a previous, usually worse or less developed state:
slump
To decline suddenly; fall off:
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  1. To decline suddenly; fall off:
  2. To fall or sink heavily; collapse:
  3. To fall, sink, or collapse, esp. suddenly or heavily
go under
(Idiomatic) to be named, to call oneself
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  1. (Idiomatic) to be named, to call oneself
  2. To descend into a body of water
  3. (Idiomatic) to go bankrupt, to collapse
immerse
To absorb deeply; engross
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  1. To absorb deeply; engross
  2. To engage wholly or deeply; absorb:
  3. To plunge, drop, or dip into or as if into a liquid, esp. so as to cover completely
settle
To become established or localized:
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  1. To become established or localized:
  2. To become more stable or composed; stop fluctuating or changing
  3. To cause to sink, become compact, or come to rest:
submerge
To cover over; suppress; hide
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  1. To cover over; suppress; hide
  2. To go under or as if under water.
  3. To sink or plunge beneath the surface of water, etc.
scuttle
To run or move quickly; scurry, esp. away from danger, trouble, etc.
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  1. To run or move quickly; scurry, esp. away from danger, trouble, etc.
  2. To sink (a ship) by this means.
  3. (Nautical) To cut or open a hole or holes in (a ship's hull).
depress
To lower in value, price, or amount
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  1. To lower in value, price, or amount
  2. To lower prices in (a financial market).
  3. (Music) To lower the pitch of
immerse
To baptize by submerging in water
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  1. To baptize by submerging in water
  2. To engage wholly or deeply; absorb:
  3. To plunge, drop, or dip into or as if into a liquid, esp. so as to cover completely
engulf
To plunge, as into a gulf
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  1. To plunge, as into a gulf
  2. To swallow up; overwhelm
  3. To swallow up or overwhelm by or as if by overflowing and enclosing:
overwhelm
To present with an excessive amount:
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  1. To present with an excessive amount:
  2. To turn over; upset:
  3. To defeat completely and decisively:
swamp
An area of low-lying wet or seasonally flooded land, often having trees and dense shrubs or thickets.
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  1. An area of low-lying wet or seasonally flooded land, often having trees and dense shrubs or thickets.
  2. To become swamped; sink in or as in a swamp
  3. To become full of water or sink.
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:
let down
(Idiomatic) To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody
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  1. (Idiomatic) To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see let,"Ž down.
  3. (Intransitive) To reduce one's level of effort.
slant
To distort in writing or telling so as to express a particular bias
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  1. To distort in writing or telling so as to express a particular bias
  2. To present so as to conform to a particular bias or appeal to a certain audience:
  3. To incline or turn from a direct line or course, esp. one that is perpendicular or level; slope
tilt
To have a preference, favor, or be inclined toward something:
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  1. To have a preference, favor, or be inclined toward something:
  2. To cover (a vehicle) with a canopy or an awning.
  3. To cause to be advantageous to one party rather than another:
list
To enter (a name, item, etc.) in a list, directory, catalog, etc.
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  1. To enter (a name, item, etc.) in a list, directory, catalog, etc.
  2. To enter in a list; register:
  3. To cover, line, or edge with list.
decline
To draw to a gradual close:
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  1. To draw to a gradual close:
  2. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:
  3. To cause to slope or bend downward.
fail
To give such a grade of failure to (a student):
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  1. To give such a grade of failure to (a student):
  2. To receive an academic grade below the acceptable minimum in (a course, for example):
  3. To break; not to succeed in reaching a standard or goal; to perform ineptly or faultily; to become bankrupt. To break; not to succeed in reaching a standard or goal; to perform ineptly or faultily; to become bankrupt.
fade
To become less distinct; lose color, brilliance, etc.
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  1. To become less distinct; lose color, brilliance, etc.
  2. To cause to lose brightness, freshness, or strength:
  3. To cause to fade
spoil
To be damaged or injured in such a way as to become useless, valueless, etc.; specif., to decay, as food
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  1. To be damaged or injured in such a way as to become useless, valueless, etc.; specif., to decay, as food
  2. To overindulge so as to cause to demand or expect too much
  3. To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food.
degenerate
To fall below a normal or desirable state, especially functionally or morally; deteriorate:
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  1. To fall below a normal or desirable state, especially functionally or morally; deteriorate:
  2. To lose former normal or higher qualities
  3. To decline or become debased morally, culturally, etc.
rot
To disappear or fall by decaying:
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  1. To disappear or fall by decaying:
  2. To decay morally; become degenerate.
  3. To decompose gradually by the action of bacteria, fungi, etc.; decay; spoil
lessen
To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
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  1. To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
  2. (Intransitive) To become less.
  3. (Archaic) To belittle; minimize; disparage
diminish
(Music) To reduce a perfect or minor interval by a semitone.
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  1. (Music) To reduce a perfect or minor interval by a semitone.
  2. (Intransitive) To become smaller.
  3. To cause to taper.
wane
To approach an end:
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  1. To approach an end:
  2. To decrease gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity:
  3. To become less intense, bright, strong, etc.; grow dim or faint, as a light
gravitate
(Intransitive, figuratively) To tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity.
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  1. (Intransitive, figuratively) To tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity.
  2. To move or tend to move in accordance with the force of gravity
  3. (Rare) To sink or settle
settle
To become more stable or composed; stop fluctuating or changing
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  1. To become more stable or composed; stop fluctuating or changing
  2. To move downward; sink or descend, especially gradually:
  3. To cause to sink, become compact, or come to rest:
founder
To become ill from overeating. Used of livestock.
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  1. To become ill from overeating. Used of livestock.
  2. To fail utterly; collapse:
  3. To cause to founder
submerge
To go under or as if under water.
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  1. To go under or as if under water.
  2. To cause to sink below a decent level of life
  3. To place under or cover with water or the like; plunge into water, inundate, etc.
drop
To fall; come down
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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
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:
slump
To decline suddenly; fall off:
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  1. To decline suddenly; fall off:
  2. To fall or sink heavily; collapse:
  3. To fall, sink, or collapse, esp. suddenly or heavily
decline
To bend, turn, or slope downward or aside
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  1. To bend, turn, or slope downward or aside
  2. To draw to a gradual close:
  3. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:
descend
To pass from an earlier to a later time, from greater to less, from general to particular, etc.
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  1. To pass from an earlier to a later time, from greater to less, from general to particular, etc.
  2. To come down (from a source, as from an ancestor)
  3. To move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down.
dip
To lower or drop (something) suddenly:
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  1. To lower or drop (something) suddenly:
  2. To lower a container, the hand, etc. into liquid, a receptacle, etc., esp. in order to take something out
  3. To plunge into a liquid and quickly come out
drop
To fall; come down
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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
fall
To drop or come down freely under the influence of gravity:
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  1. To drop or come down freely under the influence of gravity:
  2. To pass into a particular state, condition, or situation:
  3. To come forth as if by falling; issue:
pitch
To plunge or toss with the bow and stern rising and falling abruptly
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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
atrophy
To waste away or fail to develop
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  1. To waste away or fail to develop
  2. A wasting or decrease in the size of an organ or tissue, as from death and reabsorption of cells, diminished proliferation of cells, pressure, lack of oxygen, malnutrition, decreased function, or hormonal changes.
  3. To cause to wither or deteriorate; affect with atrophy.
decline
To bend, turn, or slope downward or aside
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  1. To bend, turn, or slope downward or aside
  2. To cause to slope or bend downward.
  3. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:
degenerate
To fall below a normal or desirable state, especially functionally or morally; deteriorate:
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  1. To fall below a normal or desirable state, especially functionally or morally; deteriorate:
  2. To lose former normal or higher qualities
  3. To decline or become debased morally, culturally, etc.
descend
To proceed or progress downward, as in rank, pitch, or scale:
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  1. To proceed or progress downward, as in rank, pitch, or scale:
  2. To pass from an earlier to a later time, from greater to less, from general to particular, etc.
  3. To be related by genetic descent from an individual or individuals in a previous generation:
deteriorate
To grow worse; degenerate:
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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:
retrograde
(Archaic) To move or seem to move backward.
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  1. (Archaic) To move or seem to move backward.
  2. Having a brief, regularly occurring, apparently backward movement in the sky as viewed from Earth against the background of fixed stars. Retrograde movement of the planets is caused by the differing orbital velocities of Earth and the body observed. For example, the outer planets normally appear to drift gradually eastward in the sky in relation to the fixed stars; that is, they appear night after night to fall a little farther behind the neighboring stars in their westward passage across the sky. However, at certain times a particular planet appears briefly to speed up and move westward a bit more quickly than the neighboring stars. This happens as Earth, in its faster inner orbit, overtakes and passes the planet in its slower outer orbit; the appearance of moving counter to its usual eastward drift is thus simply the result of perspective as seen from Earth.
  3. To become worse; decline; deteriorate; degenerate
worsen
To make or become worse
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  1. To make or become worse
  2. (Intransitive) To become worse; to get worse; to deteriorate.
descend
To move from a higher to lower part of; go down:
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  1. To move from a higher to lower part of; go down:
  2. To proceed or progress downward, as in rank, pitch, or scale:
  3. To lower oneself; stoop:
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:
stoop
To bend (oneself, the head, or the body) forward and down.
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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:
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:
slip
To go, move, pass, etc. smoothly, quickly, or easily
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  1. To go, move, pass, etc. smoothly, quickly, or easily
  2. To fall into fault or error. Often used with up.
  3. To decline from a former or standard level; fall off:
bankrupt
To force into bankruptcy.
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  1. To force into bankruptcy.
  2. To ruin:
  3. To cause to become financially bankrupt.
break down
(Ergative, figuratively) to divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of
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  1. (Ergative, figuratively) to divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of
  2. (Intransitive) to fail, to cease to function
  3. (Ergative, figuratively) to render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally
demolish
To destroy; ruin; bring to naught
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  1. To destroy; ruin; bring to naught
  2. To damage (someone's reputation, for example) severely.
  3. To do away with completely; put an end to:
destroy
To break apart the structure of, render physically unusable, or cause to cease to exist as a distinguishable physical entity:
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  1. To break apart the structure of, render physically unusable, or cause to cease to exist as a distinguishable physical entity:
  2. To break up or spoil completely; ruin
  3. To bring to total defeat; crush
finish
To destroy; kill:
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  1. To destroy; kill:
  2. To bring to a required or desired state:
  3. To give (wood, for example) a desired or particular surface texture.
ruin
To deflower or seduce (a woman) and, often, specif., thereby render her unmarriageable, disgraced, etc.
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  1. To deflower or seduce (a woman) and, often, specif., thereby render her unmarriageable, disgraced, etc.
  2. To bring or reduce to ruin
  3. To cause (a building, for example) to be in a destroyed, collapsed, or decayed state.
shatter
To break into pieces; smash or burst:
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  1. To break into pieces; smash or burst:
  2. To cause the destruction or ruin of; destroy:
  3. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow.
smash
To ruin completely; defeat utterly; wreck
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  1. To ruin completely; defeat utterly; wreck
  2. To break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow or collision:
  3. To surpass or outdo by a large margin:
spoil
To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food.
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  1. To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food.
  2. (Archaic) To strip (a person) of goods, money, etc. by force
  3. To impair or destroy the value or quality of; ruin:
torpedo
To destroy decisively; wreck:
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  1. To destroy decisively; wreck:
  2. To attack, strike, or sink with a torpedo.
  3. To attack, damage, or destroy with or as with a torpedo
undo
To cause the ruin or downfall of; destroy.
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  1. To cause the ruin or downfall of; destroy.
  2. To come open or unfastened.
  3. To open (a parcel, for example); unwrap.
wrack
(Archaic) To wreck or be wrecked
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  1. (Archaic) To wreck or be wrecked
  2. To cause the ruin of; wreck.
  3. To subject to extreme mental or physical suffering; torture
wreck
To bring to ruin or disaster; overthrow; thwart; defeat
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  1. To bring to ruin or disaster; overthrow; thwart; defeat
  2. To cause to undergo ruin or disaster:
  3. To suffer destruction or ruin; become wrecked:
total
To find the total of; add
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  1. To find the total of; add
  2. To equal a total of; amount to:
  3. To equal a total of; add up to
dive
To descend nose down at an acceleration usually exceeding that of free fall. Used of an airplane.
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  1. To descend nose down at an acceleration usually exceeding that of free fall. Used of an airplane.
  2. To fall head down through the air.
  3. (Sports) To exaggerate a fall in an attempt to induce a referee to call a penalty on an opponent.
drop
To fall; come down
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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
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:
nose-dive
To perform a nosedive.
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  1. To perform a nosedive.
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
plunge
To use a plunger to try to unblock (a drain, for example).
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  1. To use a plunger to try to unblock (a drain, for example).
  2. To fall rapidly:
  3. To fall off or decline precipitously
skid
To move sideways in a turn because of insufficient banking. Used of an airplane.
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  1. To move sideways in a turn because of insufficient banking. Used of an airplane.
  2. To slide without turning, as a wheel when skids or brakes are applied on a slippery surface
  3. (Informal) To fall or decline sharply:
slump
To decline suddenly; fall off:
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  1. To decline suddenly; fall off:
  2. To fall or sink heavily; collapse:
  3. To fall, sink, or collapse, esp. suddenly or heavily
tumble
To pitch headlong; fall:
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  1. To pitch headlong; fall:
  2. To cause to fall or collapse; bring down:
  3. To fall suddenly, clumsily, or helplessly
decline
To bend, turn, or slope downward or aside
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  1. To bend, turn, or slope downward or aside
  2. To cause to bend or slope downward or aside
  3. To draw to a gradual close:
degenerate
To lose former normal or higher qualities
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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.
deteriorate
To weaken or disintegrate; decay:
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  1. To weaken or disintegrate; decay:
  2. To grow worse; degenerate:
  3. To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value:
fade
(Sports) To swerve from a straight course, especially in the direction of a slice.
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  1. (Sports) To swerve from a straight course, especially in the direction of a slice.
  2. (Football) To move back from the line of scrimmage. Used of a quarterback.
  3. To become less distinct; lose color, brilliance, etc.
fail
To give such a grade of failure to (a student):
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  1. To give such a grade of failure to (a student):
  2. To receive an academic grade below the acceptable minimum in (a course, for example):
  3. To break; not to succeed in reaching a standard or goal; to perform ineptly or faultily; to become bankrupt. To break; not to succeed in reaching a standard or goal; to perform ineptly or faultily; to become bankrupt.
flag
To become limp; droop
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  1. To become limp; droop
  2. To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.
  3. To signal with or as with a flag; esp., to signal (the driver of a vehicle) to stop
languish
To live under distressing conditions; continue in a state of suffering
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  1. To live under distressing conditions; continue in a state of suffering
  2. To become downcast or pine away in longing:
  3. To be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor:
wane
To decline in power, importance, prosperity, influence, etc.
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  1. To decline in power, importance, prosperity, influence, etc.
  2. To decrease gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity:
  3. To become less intense, bright, strong, etc.; grow dim or faint, as a light
waste
To be used up or worn down gradually; become smaller or fewer by gradual loss
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  1. To be used up or worn down gradually; become smaller or fewer by gradual loss
  2. To pass without being put to use:
  3. To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:
weaken
To make or become weak or weaker
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  1. To make or become weak or weaker
  2. (Intransitive) To become weaker.
dig
To loosen, turn over, or remove earth or other material.
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  1. To loosen, turn over, or remove earth or other material.
  2. To uncover and get from the ground or another surface in this way
  3. To break and turn up or remove (ground, etc.) with a spade or other tool, or with hands, claws, snout, etc.
drive
To force to go through or penetrate:
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  1. To force to go through or penetrate:
  2. (Basketball) To drive through (the lane)
  3. To drive a blow, ball, missile, etc.
plunge
To enter or move headlong through something:
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  1. To enter or move headlong through something:
  2. To fall rapidly:
  3. To use a plunger to try to unblock (a drain, for example).
ram
To force into place; press or drive down
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  1. To force into place; press or drive down
  2. Short for random access memory. The main memory of a computer, in which data can be stored or retrieved from all locations at the same (usually very high) speed.
  3. To move rapidly
run
To subject oneself or be subjected to:
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  1. To subject oneself or be subjected to:
  2. (--- Informal) To depart; leave:
  3. To do or carry out:
stab
To feel like a knife stabbing
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  1. To feel like a knife stabbing
  2. To inflict a wound with or as if with a pointed weapon.
  3. To go into in a sharp, thrusting way
stick
(Sports) To execute (a landing or dismount) in gymnastics so that the feet do not move after they hit the ground.
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  1. (Sports) To execute (a landing or dismount) in gymnastics so that the feet do not move after they hit the ground.
  2. To prop (a vine, etc.) with a stick or sticks
  3. To pierce, puncture, or penetrate with a pointed instrument:
thrust
To cause to project or extend:
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  1. To cause to project or extend:
  2. To push with sudden force; shove; drive
  3. To push or drive quickly and forcefully:
basin
A low-lying area on the Earth's surface in which thick layers of sediment have accumulated. Some basins are bowl-shaped while others are elongate. Basins form through tectonic processes, especially in fault-bordered intermontane areas or in areas where the Earth's crust has warped downwards. They are often a source of valuable oil.
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  1. A low-lying area on the Earth's surface in which thick layers of sediment have accumulated. Some basins are bowl-shaped while others are elongate. Basins form through tectonic processes, especially in fault-bordered intermontane areas or in areas where the Earth's crust has warped downwards. They are often a source of valuable oil.
  2. An artificially enclosed area of a river or harbor designed so that the water level remains unaffected by tidal changes.
  3. A region drained by a single river system:
concavity
The state of being curved like the inner surface of a sphere.
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  1. The state of being curved like the inner surface of a sphere.
  2. A concave surface, line, etc.
  3. A surface or structure configured in such a curve.
depression
A lowering in amount, degree, or position:
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  1. A lowering in amount, degree, or position:
  2. A geographic area, such as a sinkhole or basin, that is lower than its surroundings.
  3. A reduction in physiological vigor or activity:
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. A preparation of finely shredded tobacco, usually placed between the lower lip and gum.
  3. A hollow or depression.
hollow
A cavity, gap, or space:
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  1. A cavity, gap, or space:
  2. An indented or concave surface or area.
  3. A small valley between hills or mountains.
pit
A natural hollow or depression in the body or an organ.
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  1. A natural hollow or depression in the body or an organ.
  2. The single central kernel or stone of certain fruits, such as a peach or cherry.
  3. A work area for mechanics, often below floor level, for repairing and servicing automotive vehicles
sag
Alternative form of saag.
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  1. Alternative form of saag.
  2. A sagging or drooping part or area:
  3. A sunken area of land; a depression.
sinkhole
Cesspool
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  1. Cesspool
  2. A natural depression in a land surface communicating with a subterranean passage, generally occurring in limestone regions and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof.
cesspit
A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.
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  1. A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.
  2. A pit for garbage, excrement, etc.
  3. A pit for refuse or sewage.
cesspool
A filthy, disgusting, or morally corrupt place.
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  1. A filthy, disgusting, or morally corrupt place.
  2. A center of moral corruption
  3. A deep hole or pit in the ground, usually covered, to receive drainage or sewage from the sinks, toilets, etc. of a house
pit
A hole or cavity in the ground
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  1. A hole or cavity in the ground
  2. The shaft of a mine.
  3. The section, often below floor level, in front of the stage, where the orchestra sits
armpit
The hollow under the upper part of the arm at the shoulder.
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  1. The hollow under the upper part of the arm at the shoulder.
  2. (Slang) The most miserable or undesirable place in a particular area.
  3. The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
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  • She moved to the sink and turned on the water.

  • She dropped her glass in the sink and took a step backward.

  • "I don't know which of you is more nervous," Cynthia said, elbow-deep in a sink full of breakfast dishes.

  • Carmen carried the basket of eggs to the counter beside the sink and watched as Alex took the lid off the roasting pan.

  • I bet you could really sink your teeth into that pork roast.

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