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спуск — meaning in English

spusk

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English meaning

  • decline verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
  • descent noun The act of coming down from a higher place, or a downward slope or path.
  • hill noun A raised area of land, smaller and less steep than a mountain.
  • launch verb To send something (a rocket, ship, or projectile) into motion, often forcefully.
  • trigger noun The small lever pulled with a finger to fire a gun.

Senses

спуск is used for these senses in English:

  • decline A sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road.
  • descent An instance of descending; act of coming down.
  • descent A way down.
  • hill A sloping road.
  • launch The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)
  • trigger (firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
  • trigger A similar device used to activate any mechanism.

decline — full definition

  1. verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
  2. verb To politely refuse an offer or invitation.
  3. noun A gradual decrease or worsening.

descent — full definition

  1. noun The act of coming down from a higher place, or a downward slope or path.
  2. noun A person's family origins or ancestry.
  3. noun A drop into a worse state or condition.

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