The act of lowering or pressing something down.
Four consecutive quarters of negative, real GDP growth. See NBER.
A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.
A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation.
A period of major economic contraction.
A period of low morale or unhappiness (a period of experiencing the above-mentioned state of mind) which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide.
An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.
An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.
The act or operation of dividing with shears.
Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions.
The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.
The act or operation of reaping.
The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
The material cut off in this way.
The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
Tending to cut or tear.