downswing: Meaning and Definition of

down•swing

Pronunciation: (doun'swing"), [key]
— n.
  1. a downward swing, as of a golf club in driving a ball.
  2. a downward trend or decrease, as of business or a nation's birth rate.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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