—slump /slʌmp/
noun [C]
F0 a fall in the price, value, sales, etc. of something:
» There's been a slump in the demand for new cars.Thesaurus+: ↑Value and price decreasesF0 a period when an industry or the economy is in a bad state and there is a lot of unemployment:
» an economic slump» The airline industry is currently in a slump.Thesaurus+: ↑Economics and the state of the economyverb [I usually + adv/prep] (SIT/FALL) ↑Verb Endings for slump
► F0 to sit or fall heavily and suddenly: » She slumped into the chair, exhausted.Thesaurus+: ↑Not holding the body upright , ↑Recliningverb [I] (REDUCE SUDDENLY) ↑Verb Endings for slump
► F0 (of prices, values, or sales) to fall suddenly: » The value of property has slumped.» Car sales have slumped dramatically over the past year.Thesaurus+: ↑Value and price decreases- ask around
- (as) keen as mustard
- as keen as mustard
- askew
- ask for sb
- ask for sth
- asking price
- ask sb in
- ask sb out
- ask yourself sth
- a/s/l
- a slap in the face
- a slap on the back
- a slap on the wrist
- (as) large as life
- as large as life
- a sledgehammer to crack a nut
- asleep
- AS level
- a slice of life
- (as) light as a feather
- as light as a feather
- as likely as not
- (as) long as your arm
- as long as your arm