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slump
[sluhmp]
verb (used without object)
to drop or fall heavily; collapse.
Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
to assume a slouching, bowed, or bent position or posture.
Stand up straight and don't slump!
to decrease or fall suddenly and markedly, as prices or the market.
to decline or deteriorate, as health, business, quality, or efficiency.
to sink into a bog, muddy place, etc., or through ice or snow.
to sink heavily, as the spirits.
noun
an act or instance of slumping.
a decrease, decline, or deterioration.
Synonyms: , ,a period of decline or deterioration.
any mild recession in the economy as a whole or in a particular industry.
a period during which a person performs slowly, inefficiently, or ineffectively, especially a period during which an athlete or team fails to play or score as well as usual.
a slouching, bowed, or bent position or posture, especially of the shoulders.
a landslide or rockslide.
the vertical subsidence of freshly mixed concrete that is a measure of consistency and stiffness.
New England Cooking.a dessert made with cooked fruit, especially apples or berries, topped with a thick layer of biscuit dough or crumbs.
slump
1/ ʌ /
verb
to sink or fall heavily and suddenly
to relax ungracefully
(of business activity, etc) to decline suddenly; collapse
(of health, interest, etc) to deteriorate or decline suddenly or markedly
(of soil or rock) to slip down a slope, esp a cliff, usually with a rotational movement
noun
a sudden or marked decline or failure, as in progress or achievement; collapse
a decline in commercial activity, prices, etc
economics another word for depression
the act of slumping
a slipping of earth or rock; landslide
Slump
2/ ʌ /
noun
another name for the Depression
Other Word Forms
- unslumped adjective
- unslumping adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of slump1
Example Sentences
She eventually found her slumped in the communal toilet.
The slump couldn’t come at a worst team for the Dodgers, who begin a three-game series Monday in San Diego.
Since last summer's general election, when the Conservatives suffered their worst defeat in the party's parliamentary history, support for the party has slumped further and they have been overtaken by Reform UK in the polls.
A ladder was used to gain entry to his first floor flat where he was discovered slumped on the sofa, with the television on in front of him.
In the last quarter, most have attributed any sales slump to consumer uncertainty about Trump’s confusing tariff pronouncements.
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