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v. bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"

devalue, lower the quality of, lower the value of

v. lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting"

depreciate, deprecate

v. belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"

capitulate, surrender under agreed conditions

v. surrender under agreed conditions

hang

v. let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"

degrade, cheapen

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

break, breach, violate, transgress, go against, infract, be in violation of

v. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"

slip, mistake, err, be incorrect, be in the wrong, commit an error, make a mistake

v. to make a mistake or be incorrect

plummet, plump, drop sharply

v. drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted"

buckle, crumple

v. fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"

drape

v. "drape a cloth"

fall, come down, go down, descend

v. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

beat, crush, defeat, trounce, vanquish, overcome, beat out

v. win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

ruin

v. reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"

curve, arch, arc

v. form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"

curve, curl, kink

v. form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"

hang, be burdensome, be oppressive

v. be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"

shrink, shrivel, wither, shrivel up

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

wilt, lose strength

v. lose strength; "My opponent was wilting"

seesaw, teeter, totter

v. move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

lurch, stagger

v. move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road"

trip, stumble

v. miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"

turn over, capsize

v. overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"

overturn, upset, bowl over, turn over, tip over, knock over

v. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"

shift, careen, sway, tilt, wobble

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

wind, weave, thread, meander

v. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"

waver, falter

v. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

founder

v. stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered"

waggle, reel, wamble

v. move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion

block, stop, halt, kibosh, put the kibosh on

v. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

fall, come down, go down, descend

v. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

slip, steal

v. move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"

draw

v. move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore"

drive, pull

v. of a car; "The van pulled up"

jump, start, startle, move suddenly

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

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