slum

slum

S0485900 (slŭm)n. often slums A heavily populated urban area characterized by substandard housing and squalor: grew up in a slum near downtown; lived in the slums by the river.intr.v. slummed, slum·ming, slums To visit impoverished areas or squalid locales, especially out of curiosity or for amusement.Idiom: slum it To endure conditions or accommodations that are worse than what one is accustomed to.

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slum′mer n.slum′my adj.

slum

(slʌm) n1. a squalid overcrowded house, etc2. (Human Geography) (often plural) a squalid section of a city, characterized by inferior living conditions and usually by overcrowding3. (modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of slums: slum conditions. vb (intr) , slums, slumming or slummed4. to visit slums, esp for curiosity5. Also: slum it to suffer conditions below those to which one is accustomed[C19: originally slang, of obscure origin] ˈslummer n ˈslummy adj

slum

(slʌm)

n., v. slummed, slum•ming. n. 1. Often, slums. a run-down part of a city, usu. thickly populated by poor people. 2. any squalid, run-down place to live. v.i. 3. to visit slums, esp. out of curiosity. 4. to visit or frequent a place, esp. an amusement spot, considered low in social status. [1805–15; compare argot slum room]

slum

Past participle: slummed
Gerund: slumming

Imperative
slum
slum

Present
I slum
you slum
he/she/it slums
we slum
you slum
they slum

Preterite
I slummed
you slummed
he/she/it slummed
we slummed
you slummed
they slummed

Present Continuous
I am slumming
you are slumming
he/she/it is slumming
we are slumming
you are slumming
they are slumming

Present Perfect
I have slummed
you have slummed
he/she/it has slummed
we have slummed
you have slummed
they have slummed

Past Continuous
I was slumming
you were slumming
he/she/it was slumming
we were slumming
you were slumming
they were slumming

Past Perfect
I had slummed
you had slummed
he/she/it had slummed
we had slummed
you had slummed
they had slummed

Future
I will slum
you will slum
he/she/it will slum
we will slum
you will slum
they will slum

Future Perfect
I will have slummed
you will have slummed
he/she/it will have slummed
we will have slummed
you will have slummed
they will have slummed

Future Continuous
I will be slumming
you will be slumming
he/she/it will be slumming
we will be slumming
you will be slumming
they will be slumming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been slumming
you have been slumming
he/she/it has been slumming
we have been slumming
you have been slumming
they have been slumming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been slumming
you will have been slumming
he/she/it will have been slumming
we will have been slumming
you will have been slumming
they will have been slumming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been slumming
you had been slumming
he/she/it had been slumming
we had been slumming
you had been slumming
they had been slumming

Conditional
I would slum
you would slum
he/she/it would slum
we would slum
you would slum
they would slum

Past Conditional
I would have slummed
you would have slummed
he/she/it would have slummed
we would have slummed
you would have slummed
they would have slummed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slum - a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditionsslum areacity district - a district of a town or cityshantytown - a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shantiesskid row - a city district frequented by vagrants and alcoholics and addicts
Verb	1.	slum - spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive; "attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century"spend, pass - pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?"

slum

noun hovel, ghetto, shanty I grew up in a slum in the East End.

Translations

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slum

(slam) noun a group of houses, blocks of flats, street etc where the conditions are dirty and overcrowded and the building(s) usually in a bad state. That new block of flats is rapidly turning into a slum; a slum dwelling. 陋巷 陋巷the slums the area(s) of a town etc where there are slums. As a social worker, she does a lot of work in the slums. 貧民窟 贫民区

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