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Overview of noun downswing

      »   The noun downswing has 2 meanings (no senses from tagged texts)

• downswing -- (a Swing1.) Swing -- (a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things")
  
  2.) Swing -- (mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth)
  
  swing downward of a Golf1.) Golf, golf game -- (a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes)
  
  1.) Golf -- (play golf)
  
  golf club)

• downturn, downswing -- (a Worsening1.) Deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening -- (process of changing to an inferior state)
  
  2.) Worsening -- (changing something with the result that it becomes worse)
  
  worsening of Business1.) Business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation -- (a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern")
  
  2.) Commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business -- (the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business")
  
  business or Economic1.) Economic, economical -- (of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life")
  
  2.) Economic -- (of or relating to the science of economics; "economic theory")
  
  economic activity; "the Market1.) Market, marketplace -- (the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; "without competition there would be no market"; "they were driven from the marketplace")
  
  2.) Market, securities industry -- (the securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always frustrates the small investor")
  
  market took a downturn")

Related Terms - "Downswing"

Meaning 1 of Downswingdownswing golf stroke, golf shot, swing

• Downswing1.) Downswing -- (a swing downward of a golf club)
  
  2.) Downturn, downswing -- (a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn")
  
  Downswing - A swing downward of a golf club

• Slice1.) Slice, piece -- (a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue")
  
  2.) Piece, slice -- (a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread")
  
  Slice, Fade1.) Slice, fade, slicing -- (a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing")
  
  2.) Fade, disappearance -- (gradually ceasing to be visible)
  
  Fade, Slicing1.) Slice, fade, slicing -- (a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing")
  
  2.) Slicing -- (the act of cutting into slices)
  
  Slicing - A share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"

• Hook1.) Hook -- (a catch for locking a door)
  
  2.) Hook, crotchet -- (a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook)
  
  Hook, Draw1.) Draw -- (a gully that is shallower than a ravine)
  
  2.) Drawing card, draw, attraction, attractor, attracter -- (an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had")
  
  Draw, Hooking1.) Hook, draw, hooking -- (a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking")
  
  1.) Hook -- (fasten with a hook)
  
  Hooking - A catch for locking a door

• Drive1.) Drive, thrust, driving force -- (the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off")
  
  2.) Drive -- (a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds")
  
  Drive, Driving1.) Drive, driving -- (hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds")
  
  2.) Driving -- (the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal)
  
  Driving - The act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"

• Explosion1.) Explosion, detonation, blowup -- (a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction)
  
  2.) Explosion, burst -- (the act of exploding or bursting something; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft")
  
  Explosion - A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

• Putt1.) Putt, putting -- (hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; "his putting let him down today; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet")
  
  1.) Putt -- (strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter; "he putted the ball several feet past the hole")
  
  Putt, Putting1.) Putt, putting -- (hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; "his putting let him down today; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet")
  
  1.) Put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")
  
  Putting - Hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; "his putting let him down today; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet"

• Approach1.) Approach, attack, plan of attack -- (ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided")
  
  2.) Approach, approaching, coming -- (the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese")
  
  Approach, Approach shot1.) Approach, approach shot -- (a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green")
  
  Approach shot - Ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"

• Sclaff1.) Sclaff -- (a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball)
  
  1.) Sclaff -- (strike (a gold ball) such that the ground is scraped first)
  
  Sclaff - A poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball

• Shank1.) Shank -- (a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg)
  
  2.) Shank -- (the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle)
  
  Shank - A cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg

• Teeoff1.) Teeoff -- (the act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole)
  
  Teeoff - The act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole

Meaning 2 of Downswingdownturn, downswing worsening

• Downturn1.) Downturn, downswing -- (a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn")
  
  Downturn, Downswing1.) Downswing -- (a swing downward of a golf club)
  
  2.) Downturn, downswing -- (a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn")
  
  Downswing - A worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn"