English to English
noun
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
The team went into a slump.
A gradual slack in output.
A drop-off in attendance.
A falloff in quality.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
source: WordNet 3.0
- The gross amount; the mass; the lump.
source: Webster 1913
- A boggy place.
source: Webster 1913
- A falling or declining, esp. suddenly and markedly; a falling off; as, a slump in trade, in prices, etc.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- assume a drooping posture or carriage
source: WordNet 3.0
- fall or sink heavily
He slumped onto the couch.
My spirits sank.
source: WordNet 3.0
- fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
The real estate market fell off.
source: WordNet 3.0
- go down in value
The stock market corrected.
Prices slumped.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To lump; to throw into a mess.
source: Webster 1913
- 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: Webster 1913
- To slide or slip on a declivity, so that the motion is perceptible; -- said of masses of earth or rock.
source: Webster 1913
