Definition of slump Slump
/slʌˈmp/ - [slump] - slump
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NounPlural: slumps |
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| slump - a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality" | ||
| slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off | ||
| decline in quality, deterioration, worsening, declension process of changing to an inferior state | ||
| slump - a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment | ||
| depression, economic crisis | ||
| economic condition the condition of the economy | ||
| crisis a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better" | ||
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| slump - fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off" | ||
| fall off, sink | ||
| drop give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning" | ||
| slump - assume a drooping posture or carriage | ||
| slouch | ||
| sag, droop, swag, flag droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness | ||
| slump - fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank" | ||
| slide down, sink | ||
| cave in, fall in, founder, give way, collapse, give, break to take one's place in a military formation or line; "Troops fall in!" | ||
| slump - go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped" | ||
| decline, correct | ||
| descend, come down, go down, fall move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- slump (Noun)
A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period. - slump (Noun)
A boggy place. - slump (Noun)
The noise made by anything falling into a hole, or into a soft, miry place. - slump (Noun)
The gross amount; the mass; the lump. - slump (Verb)
To collapse heavily or helplessly. - slump (Verb)
To decline or fall off in activity or performance. - slump (Verb)
To slouch or droop. - slump (Verb)
To lump; to throw together messily.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- slump (n.)
The gross amount; the mass; the lump. - slump (v. t.)
To lump; to throw into a mess. - slump (v. i.)
To fall or sink suddenly through or in, when walking on a surface, as on thawing snow or ice, partly frozen ground, a bog, etc., not strong enough to bear the person. - slump (n.)
A boggy place. - slump (n.)
The noise made by anything falling into a hole, or into a soft, miry place.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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slump
To fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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slump
slump, v.i. to fall or sink suddenly into water or mud: to fail or fall through helplessly.—n. a boggy place: the act of sinking into slush, &c., also the sound so made: a sudden fall or failure.—adj. Slump′y, marshy. [Cf. Dan. slumpe, to stumble upon by chance; Ger. schlumpen, to trail.] -
slump
slump, v.t. to throw into a lump or mass, to lump.—n. a gross amount, a lump.—n. Slump′-work, work in the lump. [Cf. Dan. slump, a lot, Dut. slomp, a mass.]
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