nnoun.processa noticeable deterioration in performance or qualitySynset:drop-off falling off falloff slack
Examples:- the team went into a slump
- a gradual slack in output
- a drop-off in attendance
- a falloff in quality
Derivationally Related Form:fall offdrop offslackslump
Hypernyms:declension decline in quality deterioration worsening
Inherited Hypernyms:slumpdeteriorationdeclinedecreaseprocessphysical entityentity
nnoun.statea long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investmentSynset:depression economic crisis
Derivationally Related Form:slump
Hypernyms:crisis economic condition
Inherited Hypernyms:depressioncrisissituationdifficultyconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:depressioneconomic conditionconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Instance Hyponyms:Great Depression
vverb.motionassume a drooping posture or carriageSynset:slouch
Derivationally Related Form:sloucherslouch
Hypernyms:droop flag sag swag
Inherited Hypernyms:slumpsagsinkchange posturechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP | There --- some children in the rocking chair (apply to: slump, slouch) | The children --- in the rocking chair (apply to: slump, slouch)
vverb.motionfall or sink heavilySynset:sink slide down
Examples:- He slumped onto the couch
- My spirits sank
Hypernyms:break cave in collapse fall in founder give give way
Inherited Hypernyms:slumpcollapsechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.changefall heavily or suddenly; decline markedlySynset:fall off sink
Examples:- The real estate market fell off
Derivationally Related Form:slumpfalloff
Hypernyms:drop
Inherited Hypernyms:slumpdropdeclinedecreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | The stock market is going to --- (apply to: fall off, slump)
vverb.motiongo down in valueSynset:correct decline
Examples:- the stock market corrected
- prices slumped
Hypernyms:come down descend fall go down
Inherited Hypernyms:declinedescendtravel
Sentence Frame:Something ---s