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Meaning of 'slump'
Meaning of 'slump' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Slump 
[ n.]
- The gross amount; the mass; the lump. [ n.]- A boggy place.
- The noise made by anything falling into a hole, or into a soft, miry place.
2. Slump [ v. i.]
- 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. [ v. i.]3. Slump [ v. t.]
- To lump; to throw into a mess. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'slump' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. slump [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
Example in sentence:
- a drop-off in attendance;
- a falloff in quality;
- a gradual slack in output;
- the team went into a slump
2. slump [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- fall or sink heavily
- fall or sink heavily
Example in sentence:
- He slumped onto the couch;
- My spirits sank
Meaning (3):
- fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
- fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
Example in sentence:
- The real estate market fell off
Meaning (4):
- go down in value
- go down in value
Example in sentence:
- prices slumped;
- the stock market corrected
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