slump

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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
slump /slʌmp/USA pronunciation   v. [no object]
  1. to fall heavily;
    collapse:He slumped to the floor.
  2. to assume a slouching or bent position or posture:His shoulders slumped.
  3. to decrease suddenly:His health slumped.
  4. to sink heavily, as the spirits:Her spirits slumped as the bad news sank in.

n. [countable]
  1. an act, instance, or occasion of slumping:The economy is in a prolonged slump.
  2. a period during which a person performs ineffectively:The team is in a slump after having lost its last six games.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
slump  (slump),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to drop or fall heavily;
    collapse:Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
  2. to assume a slouching, bowed, or bent position or posture:Stand up straight and don't slump!
  3. to decrease or fall suddenly and markedly, as prices or the market.
  4. to decline or deteriorate, as health, business, quality, or efficiency.
  5. to sink into a bog, muddy place, etc., or through ice or snow.
  6. to sink heavily, as the spirits.

n. 
  1. an act or instance of slumping.
  2. a decrease, decline, or deterioration.
  3. a period of decline or deterioration.
  4. any mild recession in the economy as a whole or in a particular industry.
  5. a period during which a person performs slowly, inefficiently, or ineffectively, esp. a period during which an athlete or team fails to play or score as well as usual.
  6. a slouching, bowed, or bent position or posture, esp. of the shoulders.
  7. Geologya landslide or rockslide.
  8. Buildingthe vertical subsidence of freshly mixed concrete that is a measure of consistency and stiffness.
  9. Food[New England Cookery.]a dessert made with cooked fruit, esp. apples or berries, topped with a thick layer of biscuit dough or crumbs.
  • 1670–80; origin, originally, to sink into a bog or mud; perh. imitative (compare plump2)
    • 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . lapse, reverse, setback.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
slump / slʌmp/ (intransitive)
  1. to sink or fall heavily and suddenly
  2. to relax ungracefully
  3. (of business activity, etc) to decline suddenly; collapse
  4. (of health, interest, etc) to deteriorate or decline suddenly or markedly
  1. a sudden or marked decline or failure, as in progress or achievement; collapse
  2. a decline in commercial activity, prices, etc
  3. another word for depression
  4. the act of slumping
Etymology: 17th Century: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Low German slump bog, Norwegian slumpa to fall
'slump' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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Collocations: a [market, property, share] slump, a slump in [values, profits, results, performances], a [dramatic, significant, terrible] slump, more...

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