| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| 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: | 1. To undergo a sharp, rapid descent in value or price: dive, drop, fall, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, sink, slump, tumble. Idioms: take a sudden downtrend (or downturn) . See INCREASE. 2. To lose one's balance and fall or almost fall: slide, slip, slither. Idioms: take a skid (or slide) . See MOVE.
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