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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024slump /slʌmp/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- to fall heavily;
collapse:He slumped to the floor. - to assume a slouching or bent position or posture:His shoulders slumped.
- to decrease suddenly:His health slumped.
- to sink heavily, as the spirits:Her spirits slumped as the bad news sank in.
n. [countable] - an act, instance, or occasion of slumping:The economy is in a prolonged slump.
- a period during which a person performs ineffectively:The team is in a slump after having lost its last six games.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024slump (slump),USA pronunciation v.i. - 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.
n. - 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, esp. 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, esp. of the shoulders.
- Geologya landslide or rockslide.
- Buildingthe vertical subsidence of freshly mixed concrete that is a measure of consistency and stiffness.
- Food[New England Cookery.]a dessert made with cooked fruit, esp. apples or berries, topped with a thick layer of biscuit dough or crumbs.
- 1670–80; origin, originally, to sink into a bog or mud; perh. imitative (compare plump2)
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . lapse, reverse, setback.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: slump /slʌmp/ vb (intransitive)- 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
n - a sudden or marked decline or failure, as in progress or achievement; collapse
- a decline in commercial activity, prices, etc
- another word for depression
- the act of slumping
Etymology: 17th Century: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Low German slump bog, Norwegian slumpa to fall |