What part of speech is slump?

Slump can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. slump is a verb, present, 1st person singular of slump (infinitive).
  • 2. slump is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. slump is a noun, singular of slumps.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does slump mean?

Definitions

Verb

slump - fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"
slump - assume a drooping posture or carriage
slump - fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"
slump - go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"

Noun

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"
slump - a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

Examples of slump

#   Sentence  
1. noun The team went into a slump.
2. noun The stock market is in a prolonged slump.
3. noun The company is caught up in a serious business slump.
4. noun I'm really irritable lately. My favorite soccer team is in a slump.
5. noun The current slump of the economy will not turn into a serious depression.
6. noun In the current slump, economic growth has fallen to zero percent.
7. noun Many people will lose their jobs due to the slump in the auto industry.
8. noun The president held himself responsible for the slump in business, and left his post.
9. noun He seems to be in a slump.
10. noun The real estate industry is in a serious slump, and industry people say the worst is yet to come.
11. noun We're in a slump, barely scraping by, so we certainly don't have the margin to take on a part-time worker.
12. noun I've got to find the cause quickly, get out of this slump and live up to Mr. Tanizaki's expectations.
13. noun What slips in and out of view in the background is the real estate slump of recent years.
14. noun America's consumer slump will hit those around it as well.
15. noun The United States' consumer slump will hit those around it as well.
16. verb The Taiwanese dollar appreciated, causing Taiwanese exports to slump.
17. verb Don't slump.
18. verb Don't slump in your chair.
19. verb She has heard there is no treatment for COVID-19 and wonders, “Am I going to slump over? Is that going to be it?”.
Sentence  
noun
The team went into a slump.
The stock market is in a prolonged slump.
The company is caught up in a serious business slump.
I'm really irritable lately. My favorite soccer team is in a slump.
The current slump of the economy will not turn into a serious depression.
In the current slump, economic growth has fallen to zero percent.
Many people will lose their jobs due to the slump in the auto industry.
The president held himself responsible for the slump in business, and left his post.
He seems to be in a slump.
The real estate industry is in a serious slump, and industry people say the worst is yet to come.
We're in a slump, barely scraping by, so we certainly don't have the margin to take on a part-time worker.
I've got to find the cause quickly, get out of this slump and live up to Mr. Tanizaki's expectations.
What slips in and out of view in the background is the real estate slump of recent years.
America's consumer slump will hit those around it as well.
The United States' consumer slump will hit those around it as well.
verb
The Taiwanese dollar appreciated, causing Taiwanese exports to slump.
Don't slump.
Don't slump in your chair.
She has heard there is no treatment for COVID-19 and wonders, “Am I going to slump over? Is that going to be it?”.

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