Other Definitions
slump (enc)
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Slump| Noun | 1. | slump - 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" | | | 2. | slump - a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investmentGreat Depression - the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s | | | Verb | 1. | slump - assume a drooping posture or carriagedroop, sag, swag, flag - droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness | | | 2. | slump - fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"cave in, collapse, fall in, give way, founder, give, break - break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" | | | 3. | slump - fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"drop - go down in value; "Stock prices dropped" drop down, sink, drop - fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees" | | | 4. | slump - go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" | |
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