| to bark; yelp. |
| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
slump (slʌmp) ![]() | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | 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 |
| —n | |
| 6. | a sudden or marked decline or failure, as in progress or achievement; collapse |
| 7. | a decline in commercial activity, prices, etc |
| 8. | economics another word for depression |
| 9. | the act of slumping |
| 10. | a slipping of earth or rock; landslide |
| [C17: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Low German slump bog, Norwegian slumpa to fall] | |
Slump (slʌmp) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| the Slump another name for the Depression | |