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DOWNSWING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A worsening of business or economic activity
Example:
the market took a downturn
Synonyms:
downswing; downturn
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("downswing" is a kind of...):
worsening (changing something with the result that it becomes worse)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "downswing"):
downspin (a swift and dangerous downturn)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A swing downward of a golf club
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("downswing" is a kind of...):
golf shot; golf stroke; swing (the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it)
