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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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SLUMP definition: 1. (of prices, values, or sales) to fall suddenly: 2. to sit or fall heavily and suddenly: 3. a…. Learn more.
Oct 31, 2012 · The meaning of SLUMP is to fall or sink suddenly. How to use slump in a sentence.
SLUMP meaning: 1. (of prices, values, or sales) to fall suddenly: 2. to sit or fall heavily and suddenly: 3. a…. Learn more.
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.
11 meanings: 1. to sink or fall heavily and suddenly 2. to relax ungracefully 3. (of business activity, etc) to decline.... Click for more definitions.
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.
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.
