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- DictionarySlump/sləmp/
verb
- 1. sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply, especially with a bent back: "she slumped against the cushions"
- 2. undergo a sudden severe or prolonged fall in price, value, or amount: "land prices slumped"
noun
- 1. a sudden severe or prolonged fall in the price, value, or amount of something: "a slump in annual profits"
a sudden fall in prices, amount, or value, or a period of time when something is in a bad state: a slump in the economy. The team is in a slump this year. (Definition of slump from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
slump. [intransitive] to fall in price, value, number, etc., suddenly and by a large amount synonym drop. Sales have slumped this year. slump by something Profits slumped by over 50 per cent. slump (from something) (to something) The paper's circulation has slumped to 90 000.
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.
6 days ago · 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. 5. (of soil or rock) to slip down a slope, esp a cliff, usually with a rotational movement.
to fall or sit down suddenly because you feel tired or weak: She slumped back in her chair, exhausted. slump. noun [ C ] uk / slʌmp / us. slump noun [C] (FALL) a sudden fall in prices or sales: a slump in world oil prices. slump noun [C] (ECONOMY) a period when there is very little business activity and not many jobs:
slump (in something) a sudden fall in sales, prices, the value of something, etc. synonym decline. a slump in profits. This is the worst slump in property prices since the 1990s. Extra Examples. Topics Money c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.
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.
