slump

[ sluhmp ]

/ slʌmp /

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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.

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 Cookery. a dessert made with cooked fruit, especially apples or berries, topped with a thick layer of biscuit dough or crumbs.

Origin of slump

1670–80; orig., to sink into a bog or mud; perhaps imitative (cf. plump²)

SYNONYMS FOR slump

8 lapse, reverse, setback.

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OTHER WORDS FROM slump

un·slumped, adjective un·slump·ing, adjective

Words nearby slump

slumdweller, slumgullion, slumism, slumlord, slummy, slump, slump test, slumpflation, slung, slung shot, slunk

Example sentences from the Web for slump

But if Pixar's going to slump, it's comforting that Disney is back to its old tricks.

‘Frozen’ Is the Best Disney Film Since ‘The Lion King’ |Kevin Fallon |November 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Keynes famously said that ‘the boom, not the slump, is the time for austerity.’

Austerity’s Scottish Ghosts Haunt the Modern Economic Mind |Mark Blyth |May 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Of course, Dell, even after it slump, remains a large company, with a market value of about $20 billion.

Struggling PC Maker Dell Might Be Candidate for Private-Equity Buyout |Daniel Gross |January 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
To play Elsa, she gained weight and walked in a slump in order to inhabit the character.

‘A Certain Age’—Shirley MacLaine Rattles Downton Abbey |Sandra McElwaine |December 27, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Jade asked Strong if she was ever at a loss for ideas and if so, how she might wrest herself from a slump.

Camp Fashion Design Draws Budding Designers To New York |Robin Givhan |July 13, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
I always knew this slump would come after the war, sooner or later.

The Foundations (Fourth Series Plays) |John Galsworthy
He'd heard these rumours about a slump, and he's fifty years old at that.

The Spenders |Harry Leon Wilson
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he saw Professor Hemmingwell slump to the deck.

Sabotage in Space |Carey Rockwell
Im always scared for a team that hasnt had a slump some time during the season.

Full-Back Foster |Ralph Henry Barbour
It was the voice of Bonfire Cree calling from the fourth tree, that roused Bunny from his slump of depression.

The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High |Leslie W. Quirk

British Dictionary definitions for slump (1 of 2)

slump

/ (slʌmp) /

verb (intr)

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

Word Origin for slump

C17: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Low German slump bog, Norwegian slumpa to fall

British Dictionary definitions for slump (2 of 2)

Slump

/ (slʌmp) /

noun

the Slump another name for the Depression

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