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cliff
noun
a
high
,
steep
wall
of
rock
,
earth
,
or
ice
,
especially
at
the
edge
of
the
sea
,
a
river
,
or
a
valley
•
The
hikers
stood
on
the
edge
of
the
cliff
and
watched
the
waves
crash
far
below
.
The
hikers
stood
on
the
edge
of
the
cliff
and
watched
the
waves
crash
far
below
.
•
A
narrow
path
led
down
the
side
of
the
cliff
to
a
hidden
beach
.
A
narrow
path
led
down
the
side
of
the
cliff
to
a
hidden
beach
.
Old
English
*clif*
“
steep
slope
,
bank
,
promontory
,”
of
Germanic
origin
;
related
to
Dutch
*klif*
and
German
*Kliff*
.
noun
(
figurative
)
a
sudden
and
very
great
drop
in
value
,
amount
,
or
quality
•
After
the
government
cut
the
subsidy
,
sales
went
off
a
cliff
.
After
the
government
cut
the
subsidy
,
sales
went
off
a
cliff
.
•
Streaming
numbers
usually
stay
high
and
then
drop
off
a
cliff
when
the
series
ends
.
Streaming
numbers
usually
stay
high
and
then
drop
off
a
cliff
when
the
series
ends
.
Extension
of
the
literal
sense
to
express
the
idea
of
suddenly
dropping
away
,
first
recorded
in
economic
journalism
in
the
late
20th
century
.
