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- Dictionaryslump/slʌmp/
verb
- 1. sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply: "she slumped against the cushions" Similar Opposite
- 2. undergo a sudden severe or prolonged fall in price, value, or amount: "land prices slumped" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a sudden severe or prolonged fall in the price, value, or amount of something: "a slump in profits" Similar Opposite
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SLUMP definition: 1. (of prices, values, or sales) to fall suddenly: 2. to sit or fall heavily and suddenly: 3. a…. Learn more.
a position in which the body, or part of the upper body, is bent forward or down in a heavy way, or the act of moving into this position: She has the classic adolescent slump. "They never choose me," she said with a slump of her shoulders. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of SLUMP is to fall or sink suddenly. How to use slump in a sentence. to fall or sink suddenly; to drop or slide down suddenly : collapse; to assume a drooping posture or carriage : slouch…
To slump is to fall or slouch down. It's also a downturn in performance — a struggling ballplayer and a sinking economy are both in a slump. There are many kinds of slumps, but they all involve things going downhill. If you slide down in your chair, you slump. Other slumps are less physical.
1. verb. If something such as the value of something slumps, it falls suddenly and by a large amount. Net profits slumped by 41%. [VERB preposition] Government popularity in Scotland has slumped to its lowest level since the 1970s. [VERB preposition] [Also VERB] Synonyms: fall, decline, sink, plunge More Synonyms of slump. Slump is also a noun.
SLUMP definition: 1. If a price, value, or amount slumps, it goes down suddenly: 2. to fall or sit down suddenly…. Learn more.
1. To fall or sink heavily; collapse: She slumped, exhausted, onto the sofa. 2. To droop, as in sitting or standing; slouch. 3. a. To decline suddenly; fall off: Business slumped after the holidays. b. To perform poorly or inadequately: The team has been slumping for a month. 4. a. To sink or settle, as into mud or slush. b.
Definition of slump verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. If something such as the value of something slumps, it falls suddenly and by a large amount. [...] 2. A slump is a time when many people in a country are unemployed and poor. [...] 3. If you slump somewhere, you fall or sit down there heavily, for example because you are very tired or you feel ill. [...] More. Definitions of 'Slump'
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.
