■ verb
1》 sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply.
2》 fail or decline substantially or over a prolonged period.
■ noun
1》 an instance of ~ing.
2》 a prolonged period of abnormally low economic activity.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
~y adjective
Origin
C17 (in the sense 'fall into a bog'): prob. imitative and related to Norw. ~e 'to fall'.