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(verb) fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off" |
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Synonyms: fall off, sink |
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Related Words: drop |
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(verb) fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank" |
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Synonyms: sink, slide down |
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Related Words: break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way |
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(verb) assume a drooping posture or carriage |
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Synonyms: slouch |
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Related Words: droop, flag, sag, swag |
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(noun) a noticeable decline in performance: "the team went into a slump"; "a sudden slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in automobile sales" |
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Synonyms: drop-off, falling off, falloff, slack |
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Related Words: decline, diminution |
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(noun) a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment |
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Synonyms: depression, economic crisis |
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Related Words: Great Depression, economic condition, financial condition |
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