n.
1.change toward something smaller or lower
2.a condition inferior to an earlier condition
3.a gradual decrease
4.a downward slope or bend decline v.
1.grow worse
2.refuse to accept
3.show unwillingness towards
4.grow smaller
5.go down
6.go down in value
7.inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
Idiom of the Day
jump the gun
to start before you should
The man jumped the gun and began selling the tickets before he should have.