downwarddown‧ward /ˈdaʊnwəd $ -wərd/ adjective [only before noun] 
a gentle downward slope2moving to a lower level OPP upward: Share prices continued their downward trend. She was caught in a downward spiral of drink and drugs. → downwards
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He managed to pull himself free with a sudden downward movement of his hands.
- She gave the bell-rope a swift downward tug.
- Stock prices continued their downward trend.
- The downward pressure on my chest became more intense.
- Again, a downward trend is evident.
- Ella's book lay face downward on the arm of a chair, her spectacles lodged across it.
- Obviously the past year I somehow got on the downward spiral at work.
- The direct downward view is dull unless it contains another subject at an interim level, such as a kite.
- This meant rejecting designs that were symmetrical or that actually went against the downward flow of building height from east to west.
Longman Language Activatormoving down
to a lower position or place: · I told you not to climb on that table. Get down!down into/to/from etc: · He's gone down to the basement to get some more beer.· The accident happened when we were coming down off the mountain.roll/fall/jump etc down: · Tears began to roll down her cheeks.· The heat of the fire brought ceilings crashing down onto the floor.look/glance/stare etc down: · She gazed down at the ring on her finger.· The doctor glanced down at the notepad on his desk.
British also downward American moving, looking, or pointing towards a lower level or towards the ground: · We came to a path winding downwards through the trees.· He was gazing downward into the pit.
if you move, walk, drive etc downhill , you go down a slope: · We set off downhill towards the lake.· After we get to the top it'll be downhill all the way to Kendal.
British also earthward American formal down towards the ground from the sky or from a high place: · Moments later he tripped and was falling earthwards.· Flight 427 suddenly rolled and plunged earthward as it approached Pittsburgh.
going or moving towards a lower level or towards the ground: · He managed to pull himself free with a sudden downward movement of his hands.· She gave the bell-rope a swift downward tug.· The downward pressure on my chest became more intense.
if someone is lying face down , they are lying with their face on the ground or a surface: lie face down: · Douglas found her lying face down on the floor.collapse/land/fall etc face down: · She was flung violently forward, to land face down in a heap of blankets.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Share prices continued their downward trend. She was caught in a downward spiral of drink and drugs.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES jobs and opportunities for upward mobility The company is in a downward spiral.
Share prices continued their downward trend. She was caught in a downward spiral of drink and drugs.· She stood watching the upward curve of the bird's flight.
jobs and opportunities for upward mobility· She strode down the long downhill slope which led towards her home.
The company is in a downward spiral. (=a tendency for something to increase or decrease)· The downward trend in population growth was not seen as a problem.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· It won't be easy, not with the coffers bare and momentum now turned in the downward direction.· Never probe into the canal itself. 4 Brush the outside of the ear section by section in a downward direction.
· The working class is more uniform in origins than ever before because downward mobility has declined.· Short Cuts captures the moment when the postwar economic boom began its decline into downward mobility.· Unemployment is also a significant cause of downward mobility in Britain.· It has also resulted in downward mobility for a significant proportion of the working class.· Along with his intensely loyal family he struggles hard to achieve downward mobility.· Yuppification, not downward mobility, will be the name of the game in the new edition of the guidebook.· Fewer than one-fifth of respondents had experienced upward mobility and slightly fewer than one-tenth had experienced downward mobility.
· The Earth is really the centre, really the lowest place; movement to it from whatever direction is downward movement.· The nystagmus consists of coarse oscillations that remain in the horizontal plane, even on upward and downward movements of the eyes.· Smoothing aims to remove any upward or downward movement in the series that is not part of a sustained trend.· Dots and dashes could therefore be identified by the upward and downward movements of the current curve.
· In 1993-94, the downward path will resume, with a further fall of 6.5 percent.
· Lengthening sales cycles, project deferrals and their negative impact on utilisation rates could see downward pressure on margins.· Supply tightness is likely to be alleviated as the year progresses, putting downward pressure on prices.· Considerably greater downward pressure is required than for planing wood.· It could lead to a downward pressure on prices in some industries.· Added to this, a continual downward pressure on prices forces farmers to provide even more for even less.· This downward pressure may be increased by underwriters or accepting shareholders selling offeror shares in the market following the takeover.· Super slow-motion replays appeared to show O'Driscoll did not apply downward pressure on the ball.· This resulted in downward pressure on wages as many workers competed for scarce jobs.
· Male speaker My wife lost her job; she was the main earner and basically from then on it was downward slide.· It lasted until summer 1947, but big bands were on a downward slide and Armstrong found leading a headache.· The downward slide is in danger of becoming a drop over the precipice.· Now it believes it has halted the downward slide following a restructuring and product strategy review over the past year.· Comments like these are picked up quickly by the Bad ` Un and used to exacerbate our downward slide into negativism.
· Today is the finale of a downward spiral of setbacks and disappointments as you begin to find new ways forward.· So those economic dynamics contribute to a continuing downward spiral.· Self-pity tends to block taking action that will be truly effective in reversing the downward spirals of primary and family diseases.· It has continued on that downward spiral since.· My theory is we're going into this horrible downward spiral and Clinton is a poor imitation of Kennedy.· Perhaps the most shocking news was that children got hit the hardest in this downward spiral.· But the significance of the Merck move is that it signals a downward spiral in drug prices.· This has been particularly true of the hi-tech sector, hence the downward spiral in share prices.
· The slight improvements in the eighteenth century are important because they mark the beginning of the downward trend.· A: About Apple, yes, I do see the downward trend continuing.· But many brokers predict a long-term downward trend for maize due to the likelihood of a heavily oversupplied market.· Again, a downward trend is evident.· This downward trend was so significant during this period that the average working day fell by around 1 hour.· So, I guess I started supporting Leeds just as they started their downward trend.· There were 263,515 marriages in 1999, continuing a downward trend since the peak of 426,241 in 1972.· The downward trend in earnings, however, was apparent before any liberalisation took place.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1moving or pointing towards a lower position OPP upward: - A man lay face down, feet toward the center, head away from it.
- Gently, he brought his face down on to Joe's and kissed him on his lips.
- I set my book face down on the chair and followed after him.
- I was lying face down on the ground.
- Larry Flynt presents the infamous pornographer as a likable slob who faced down the big guys and won.
- On return to Earth the orbiter orients itself so that the underside is facing down and slightly forwards.
- Side by side, the two men lay face down in the grass, feet toward the rear of the pale car.
a gentle downward slope2moving to a lower level OPP upward: Share prices continued their downward trend. She was caught in a downward spiral of drink and drugs. → downwards