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| decline |
to slope or slant downward. [1/4 definitions] |
| descend |
to move downward or to a lower position. [1/4 definitions] |
| descent |
the act or process of going downward. [2 definitions] |
| dip |
to slope downward or seem to sink. [2/8 definitions] |
| dive |
to plunge or move downward rapidly, usually head or front first. [1/5 definitions] |
| downcast |
looking downward. [1/2 definitions] |
| drip |
to flow downward in drops. [3/4 definitions] |
| fall |
to drop downward from a higher place; descend. [1/10 definitions] |
| plunge |
to move suddenly forward or downward. [1/4 definitions] |
| prone |
face down or downward. [1/3 definitions] |
| sag |
to sink, hang, or bend downward in the middle. [1/2 definitions] |
| spike1 |
to hit sharply downward across the net in volleyball. [1/4 definitions] |
| stamp |
to move with force and speed downward upon something. [1/10 definitions] |
| stoop1 |
to bend the body forward and downward, as to pick up something. [2/4 definitions] |
| whirlpool |
water turning rapidly about a center and pulling downward. |
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