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- Dictionaryslump/slʌmp/
verb
- 1. sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply: "she slumped against the cushions" Similar Opposite
- 2. undergo a sudden severe or prolonged fall in price, value, or amount: "land prices slumped" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a sudden severe or prolonged fall in the price, value, or amount of something: "a slump in profits" Similar Opposite
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having your head low and shoulders forward: He sat slumped over his desk, the picture of misery. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not holding the body upright. bent double. bowed. cower. crouch. double (someone) up/over. huddled. hunched. loll. lounge around (something) scrunch. slouchy. slump. sprawl. stooped.
(of prices, values, or sales) to fall suddenly: The value of property has slumped. Car sales have slumped dramatically over the past year. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Price decreases. bargain. bear market. bearishly. closeout. concessional. couponer. couponing. debase. deflate. depreciate. devalue. drop off. freeze.
1. a. : a marked or sustained decline especially in economic activity or prices. b. : a period of poor or losing play by a team or individual.
a. To sink or settle, as into mud or slush. b. To slide down or spread out thickly, as mud or fresh concrete. n. 1. The act or an instance of slumping. 2. A drooping or slouching posture: read defeat in the slump of his shoulders. 3. A sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business: a stock market slump; a slump in farm prices.
a 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. a slouching, bowed, or bent position or posture, especially of the shoulders. a landslide or rockslide.
Definition of slump verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
slumped (against/over something) sitting with your body leaning forward, for example because you are asleep or unconscious The driver was slumped exhausted over the wheel. There was a slumped figure in the chair.
to assume a slouching or bent position or posture: His shoulders slumped. to decrease suddenly: His health slumped. to sink heavily, as the spirits: Her spirits slumped as the bad news sank in.
1. verb. If something such as the value of something slumps, it falls suddenly and by a large amount. Net profits slumped by 41%. [VERB preposition] Government popularity in Scotland has slumped to its lowest level since the 1970s. [VERB preposition] [ Also VERB] Synonyms: fall, decline, sink, plunge More Synonyms of slump. Slump is also a noun.
Slumped definition: Simple past tense and past participle of <i><a>slump.</a></i>.
