English to English
slump
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noun (n)
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality(noun.process)Example:
The team went into a slump.
source: wordnet30 - a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment(noun.state)source: wordnet30
- The gross amount; the mass; the lump.(noun)source: webster1913
- A boggy place.(noun)source: webster1913
- A falling or declining, esp. suddenly and markedly; a falling off; as, a slump in trade, in prices, etc.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- fall or sink heavily(verb.motion)Example:
He slumped onto the couch.
source: wordnet30 - To lump; to throw into a mess.(verb)source: webster1913
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913
- To slide or slip on a declivity, so that the motion is perceptible; -- said of masses of earth or rock.(verb)source: webster1913