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verb (used without object)
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.
EXPANDto sink into a bog, muddy place, etc., or through ice or snow.
6.
COLLAPSEto sink heavily, as the spirits.
noun
7.
an act or instance of slumping.
8.
a decrease, decline, or deterioration.
9.
a period of decline or deterioration.
10.
any mild recession in the economy as a whole or in a particular industry.
11.
EXPANDa period during which a person performs slowly, inefficiently, or ineffectively, especially a period during which an athlete or team fails to play or score as well as usual.
12.
a slouching, bowed, or bent position or posture, especially of the shoulders.
13.
a landslide or rockslide.
14.
the vertical subsidence of freshly mixed concrete that is a measure of consistency and stiffness.
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COLLAPSENew England Cookery. a dessert made with cooked fruit, especially apples or berries, topped with a thick layer of biscuit dough or crumbs.
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Slumping
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Related forms
un·slumped, adjective
un·slump·ing, adjective
Synonyms
8. lapse, reverse, setback.
8. lapse, reverse, setback.
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Word Origin & History
slump
1677, "fall or sink into a muddy place," probably from a Scand. source, cf. Norw. and Dan. slumpe "fall upon," Swed. slumpa; perhaps ultimately of imitative origin. The noun meaning "heavy decline in prices on the stock exchange" is from 1888; generalized to "sharp decline in trade or business" 1922.
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