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| NOUN: | 1. A sudden involuntary drop to the ground: fall, nosedive, pitch, plunge, spill, tumble. Informal : header. See RISE. 2. A usually swift downward trend, as in prices: decline, descent, dip, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, fall, nosedive, plunge, skid, slide, slump, tumble. See INCREASE. 3. Slang. A disreputable or run-down bar or restaurant: Slang : honky-tonk, joint. See GOOD. 4. The act of plunging suddenly downward into or as if into water: nosedive, plunge, swoop. Informal : header. See ENTER. | | VERB: | 1. To undergo a sharp, rapid descent in value or price: drop, fall, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, sink, skid, slump, tumble. Idioms: take a sudden downtrend (or downturn) . See INCREASE. 2. To move or thrust at, under, or into the midst of with sudden force: lunge, plunge, wade in or (into). See ENTER.
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