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slump
[ sluhmp ]
verb (used without object)
- 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.
noun
- an act or instance of slumping.
- a decrease, decline, or deterioration.
Synonyms: , ,
- 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, especially 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, especially of the shoulders.
- a landslide or rockslide.
- the vertical subsidence of freshly mixed concrete that is a measure of consistency and stiffness.
- New England Cooking. a dessert made with cooked fruit, especially apples or berries, topped with a thick layer of biscuit dough or crumbs.
Slump
1/ ʌ /
noun
- the Slumpanother name for the Depression
slump
2/ ʌ /
verb
- 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
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ܳ adjective
- ܲ·ܳiԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of slump1
Example Sentences
Trump's tariff wars have also led to global commodity price volatility, with oil and copper prices seeing slumps.
Lately, however, the reigning National League MVP has been slumping.
Production had slumped in 2024 due to a series of crises and a strike by about 30,000 American factory workers.
While walking through the debris fields in his old neighborhood, Aparicio was drawn to pieces of glass that had morphed into an iridescent color and slumped over from the heat of the fire.
Sales have slumped, and the brand has faced backlash as Musk became a political fixture in the new White House administration.
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