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DOWNSWING

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Dictionary entry overview: What does downswing mean?

• DOWNSWING (noun)
The noun DOWNSWING has 2 senses:

1. a swing downward of a golf club
2. a worsening of business or economic activity

Familiarity information: DOWNSWING used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DOWNSWING (noun)

Sense 1

downswing ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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)

Sense 2

downswing ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A worsening of business or economic activity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

downturn; downswing

Context example:

the market took a downturn

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)

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