freefall
noun[CorU]
(alsofree fall)uk/ˌfriːˈfɔːl/us/ˌfriːˈfɑːl/anoccasionwhen something or someonefallsquicklyunder theinfluenceofgravity:
Skydivers arepropelledinto a 70-second freefall at 120mph beforetheirparachutesopen.
Finishingitsclimb, theplaneabruptlygoes intofreefallstraightdown.
informal
theprocessoffailingorlosingvalueorstrengthquicklyandcontinuously:
Onlymassivechangesingovernmentpolicieswillpreventthepesogoing intofreefall(=fallingquicklyinvalueby alargeamount).
Theeconomybegantostabilizeaftermonthsof near freefall.
Moving downwards
- cascade
- descend
- dive
- drop/fall/sink like a stoneidiom
- fall
- fall down
- flop
- go down
- parachute
- plantarflexion
- pronation
- put
- putsomething/someonedown
- rain(something)down
- set
- setsomethingdown
- sink
- spiral
- subside
- touch
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