Main entry: declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall
Definition: a downward slope or bend
Definition: a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
Main entry: decline, diminution
Definition: change toward something smaller or lower
Main entry: declination, decline
Definition: a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
Definition: grow worse
Usage: Conditions in the slum worsened
Main entry: go down, decline, wane
Definition: grow smaller
Usage: Interest in the project waned
Definition: show unwillingness towards
Usage: he declined to join the group on a hike
Main entry: decline
Definition: inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
Main entry: decline, correct, slump
Definition: go down in value
Usage: the stock market corrected; prices slumped
Main entry: decline
Definition: go down
Usage: The roof declines here
Main entry: turn down, decline, pass up, refuse, reject
Definition: refuse to accept
Usage: He refused my offer of hospitality