free fall

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free fall - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  free fall
      n 1: the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a
           gravitational field
      2: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57
         points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure
         in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that
         became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
         [syn: drop, dip, fall, free fall]