English Dictionary
Definition of “slump”
slump (slĘŚmp
)
Definitions
verb (intr)
- 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
- (of soil or rock) to slip down a slope, esp a cliff, usually with a rotational movement
noun
- a sudden or marked decline or failure, as in progress or achievement; collapse
- a decline in commercial activity, prices, etc
- economics another word for depression
- the act of slumping
- a slipping of earth or rock; landslide
Word Origin
C17: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Low German slump bog, Norwegian slumpa to fall
Synonyms
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fall,
decline,
sink,
plunge,
crash,
collapse,
slip,
deteriorate,
fall off,
plummet,
go downhill,
reach a new low =
sag,
collapse,
sink,
flop,
fall,
bend,
hunch,
droop,
slouch,
loll,
plonk yourself=
fall,
drop,
decline,
crash,
collapse,
reverse,
lapse,
falling-off,
downturn,
depreciation,
trough,
meltdown,
Slump (slĘŚmp)
Usage examples
His shoulders and arms were heavily muscled, but this never caused him to slump.
McCorquodale, Robin, Dansville (1986)Free online downloading and disc copying have been widely blamed for the slump in sales.
New Scientist (2003)No, the Leafs face the Devils, a perennial playoff nemesis, needing to surge in the standings, not slump.
Globe and Mail (2003)Scott McLaughlin, company spokesman, says Intel is committed to developing wireless products despite the economic slump.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Most of his hired help and his tenants were supplied by the families of settlers who had lost their farms following the 1837 slump.
Andro Linklater, MEASURING AMERICA (2002)
