English dictionary
slump
/sl/@/mp/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
ExamplesThe team went into a slump.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The gross amount; the mass; the lump.
Source: webster1913
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A boggy place.
Source: webster1913
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A falling or declining, esp. suddenly and markedly; a falling off; as, a <i>slump</i> in trade, in prices, etc.
Source: webster1913
verb
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assume a drooping posture or carriage
Synonyms slouchSource: WordNet 3.0
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fall or sink heavily
ExamplesHe slumped onto the couch.
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fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
Source: WordNet 3.0
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go down in value
ExamplesPrices slumped.
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To lump; to throw into a mess.
Source: webster1913
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To fall or sink suddenly through or in, when walking on a surface, as on thawing snow or ice, partly frozen ground, a bog, etc., not strong enough to bear the person.
Source: webster1913
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To slide or slip on a declivity, so that the motion is perceptible; -- said of masses of earth or rock.
Source: webster1913