descender — meaning in English

English meaning

• descend verb To move from a higher place to a lower one; to go down.
• dive verb To plunge headfirst into water.
• drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
• fall verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
• stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.

Senses

descender is used for these senses in English:

• descend (intransitive) To physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position; to come or go down in any way, such as by climbing, falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to move downwards; to fall, to sink.
• dive (transitive) To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
• drop (intransitive) To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc. [from 18th c.]
• fall To come down, to drop or descend.
• get off (transitive, intransitive) To disembark, especially from mass transportation such as a bus or train; to depart from (a path, highway, etc).
• stem To descend in a family line.

descend — full definition

1. verb To move from a higher place to a lower one; to go down.
2. verb To be traced back to, or come from, an earlier generation or source.
3. verb To become worse or fall into a lower, more negative state.

dive — full definition

1. verb To plunge headfirst into water.
2. verb To drop or descend sharply and quickly.
3. noun A cheap, run-down bar or club.

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