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slump

(slŭmp)
intr.v. slumped, slump·ing, slumps
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.
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.
4. An extended period of poor performance, especially in a sport or competitive activity: a slump in a batting average.
5. See grunt.
[Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian slumpa, to slump.]
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slump

(slʌmp)
vb (intr)
1. to sink or fall heavily and suddenly
2. to relax ungracefully
3. (Commerce) (of business activity, etc) to decline suddenly; collapse
4. (of health, interest, etc) to deteriorate or decline suddenly or markedly
5. (Physical Geography) (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. (Commerce) a decline in commercial activity, prices, etc
8. (Economics) economics another word for depression
9. the act of slumping
10. (Physical Geography) a slipping of earth or rock; landslide
[C17: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Low German slump bog, Norwegian slumpa to fall]

Slump

(slʌmp)
n
(Historical Terms) the Slump another name for the Depression
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slump

(slʌmp)

v.i.
1. to fall heavily; collapse.
2. to assume a slouching or bent position or posture.
3. to decrease suddenly and markedly, as prices or the market.
4. to decline, as health, business, or efficiency.
5. to sink heavily, as the spirits.
n.
6. an act or instance of slumping.
7. a decrease or decline.
8. a period of decline or deterioration.
9. a mild recession in the economy or in a particular industry.
10. a period during which a person performs ineffectively, esp. a period when an athlete or team fails to play as well as usual.
11. a slouching, bowed, or bent position or posture.
[1670–80; orig., to sink into a bog or mud; perhaps imitative]
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slump


Past participle: slumped
Gerund: slumping

Imperative
slump
slump
Present
I slump
you slump
he/she/it slumps
we slump
you slump
they slump
Preterite
I slumped
you slumped
he/she/it slumped
we slumped
you slumped
they slumped
Present Continuous
I am slumping
you are slumping
he/she/it is slumping
we are slumping
you are slumping
they are slumping
Present Perfect
I have slumped
you have slumped
he/she/it has slumped
we have slumped
you have slumped
they have slumped
Past Continuous
I was slumping
you were slumping
he/she/it was slumping
we were slumping
you were slumping
they were slumping
Past Perfect
I had slumped
you had slumped
he/she/it had slumped
we had slumped
you had slumped
they had slumped
Future
I will slump
you will slump
he/she/it will slump
we will slump
you will slump
they will slump
Future Perfect
I will have slumped
you will have slumped
he/she/it will have slumped
we will have slumped
you will have slumped
they will have slumped
Future Continuous
I will be slumping
you will be slumping
he/she/it will be slumping
we will be slumping
you will be slumping
they will be slumping
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been slumping
you have been slumping
he/she/it has been slumping
we have been slumping
you have been slumping
they have been slumping
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been slumping
you will have been slumping
he/she/it will have been slumping
we will have been slumping
you will have been slumping
they will have been slumping
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been slumping
you had been slumping
he/she/it had been slumping
we had been slumping
you had been slumping
they had been slumping
Conditional
I would slump
you would slump
he/she/it would slump
we would slump
you would slump
they would slump
Past Conditional
I would have slumped
you would have slumped
he/she/it would have slumped
we would have slumped
you would have slumped
they would have slumped
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. slump - a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"
decline in quality, worsening, declension, deterioration - process of changing to an inferior state
2. slump - a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
crisis - an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"
economic condition - the condition of the economy
Verb 1. slump - assume a drooping posture or carriage
droop, sag, swag, flag - droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
2. slump - fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"
cave in, collapse, fall in, give way, founder, give, break - break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
3. slump - fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"
drop - go down in value; "Stock prices dropped"
drop down, sink, drop - fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"
4. slump - go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"
come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
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slump

verb
1. fall, decline, sink, plunge, crash, collapse, slip, deteriorate, fall off, plummet, go downhill (informal), reach a new low Net profits slumped.
fall increase, grow, expand, boom, thrive, flourish, prosper, develop, advance
2. sag, collapse, sink, flop, fall, bend, hunch, droop, slouch, loll, plonk yourself I closed the door and slumped into a chair.
noun
2. recession, depression, stagnation, inactivity, hard or bad times the slump of the early 1980s
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slump

verb
1. To go from a more erect posture to a less erect posture:
2. To take on or move with an awkward, slovenly posture:
3. To undergo a sharp, rapid descent in value or price:
Idiom: take a sudden downtrend.
noun
1. A usually swift downward trend, as in prices:
2. A period of decreased business activity and high unemployment:
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Translations
تَهْبُط الأسْعاررُكود إقْتِصاديهُبوط في الأسْعاريَسْقُط، يَتَهاوى
krizenáhlý poklesprudce klesnoutsklesnout
dumpe nedfalde drastiskkraftigt prisfaldlavkonjunktur
gazdasági válsághirtelen áreséslerogy
hlamma sér; hlunkast niîurhrynja, dragast samankreppa, samdrátturverîhrun
dribtisudribtisusmukti
depresijaiezveltieskrišanāskristiesnogāzties
náhly pokles

slump

[slʌmp]
A. N (gen) → baja f (repentina), bajón m; (in production, sales) → caída f, baja f; (economic) → depresión f
the Slump → el crac
the 1929 slump → la depresión de 1929, la crisis económica de 1929
slump in prices → hundimiento m de los precios
the slump in the price of copper → la baja repentina del precio del cobre
slump in morale → bajón m de moral
B. VI
1. [price etc] → hundirse ; [production, sales] → bajar, caer (fig) [morale etc] → desplomarse
2. to slump into a chair → hundirse en una silla
he slumped to the floor → se desplomó al suelo
he was slumped over the wheel → se había caído encima del volante
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

slump

[ˈslʌmp]
n (= fall) (in sales, popularity) → chute f brutale, effondrement m
(= recession) → crise f
the slump in sth → la crise de qch
vi
(= decrease) [profits, sales] → s'effondrer
Sales slumped by 40% → Les ventes se sont effondrées de 40%., Les ventes ont chuté de 40%.
(= fall heavily) [person] → s'effondrer
vt
to be slumped over sth → être effondré(e) sur qch
He was slumped over the wheel → Il était effondré sur le volant.
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slump

n (→ etw gen) (in numbers, popularity, morale etc) → (plötzliche) Abnahme ; (in production, sales) → Rückgang m; (= state) → Tiefstand m; (Fin) → Sturz m, → Baisse f (spec); (of prices) → plötzliches Absinken ; slump in prices → Preissturz m → (of bei); the 1929 Slump → die Weltwirtschaftskrise von 1929
vi
(also slump off, Fin, Comm, prices) → stürzen, fallen ; (sales, production) → plötzlich zurückgehen ; (fig, morale etc) → sinken, fallen
(= sink) → fallen, sinken ; to slump into a chair → sich in einen Sessel fallen or plumpsen (inf) → lassen ; he was slumped over the wheel → er war über dem Steuer zusammengesackt ; he was slumped on the floor → er lag in sich (dat) → zusammengesunken auf dem Fußboden
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slump

[slʌmp]
1. n (gen) → caduta, crollo ; (in production, sales) → calo, crollo ; (economic) → crisi f inv, depressione f
the slump in the price of copper → il crollo del prezzo del rame
2. vi
a. (price) → cadere, crollare ; (production, sales) → calare, diminuire (fig) (morale) → abbassarsi
b. to slump into a chair → lasciarsi cadere su una sedia
he was slumped over the wheel → era accasciato sul volante
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slump

(slamp) verb
1. to fall or sink suddenly and heavily. He slumped wearily into a chair. val, sink يَسْقُط، يَتَهاوى свличам се afundar-se sklesnout plumpsen dumpe ned σωριάζομαι, βυθίζομαι ξαφνικά bajar/caer en picado, caer de repente, desplomarse (raskelt) vajuma ناگهان سقوط كردن lysähtää s'effondrer לִיפּוֹל בִּכבֵדוּת मंद पड़ना teško se spustiti lerogy mengelumpruk hlamma sér; hlunkast niður abbandonarsi, lasciarsi cadere どしんと落ちる 무너지듯이 앉다 (su)dribti, (su)smukti nogāzties; sabrukt; iezvelties (krēslā) rebah zich laten vallen falle/synke plutselig opaść ډډاوښتل، خوروورپرېوتل، خوړى بوړى اوښتل: لوېدل: ډوبېدل afundar-se a se prăbuşi, a cădea brusc тяжело опускаться klesnúť zrušiti se iznenada pasti sjunka ner, falla ihop ทรุดตัวลง çökmek, yığılıp kalmak (突然或沈重地)倒下,陷落 важко опускатися ڈھبنا، ڈھب سے بیٹھنا sụp xuống 沉重或突然地落下(倒下)
2. (of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly. Business has slumped. daal, val تَهْبُط الأسْعار ик. падам рязко cair prudce klesnout fallen falde drastisk πέφτω απότομα, κατρακυλώ ξαφνικά bajar en picado äkki langema, vähenema افت كردن romahtaa s'effondrer brutalement לַרֶדֶת פִּתאוֹם अचानक गिर जाना, कम हो जाना propasti, pasti u krizu zuhan merosot hrynja, dragast saman crollare 暴落する (물가, 주식 등이) 폭락하다 (nu)kristi, (nu)smukti (par aktivitāti, cenām u.tml.) kristies merosot in elkaar zakken falle av, rase nedover gwałtownie spadać ډډاوښتل cair a se prăbuşi резко падать; терять стоимость prudko klesnúť nenadoma pasti naglo opasti rasa, sjunka plötsligt ตกฮวบ azalmak, düşmek (物價等)暴跌 різко падати قیمتوں کا اچانک گرنا، اچانک مندی آنا hạ nhanh (物价等)暴跌
noun
1. a sudden fall in value, trade etc. a slump in prices. insakking هُبوط في الأسْعار рязко спадане (на цени) descida náhlý pokles der Sturz kraftigt prisfald ξαφνική πτώση, ύφεση bajón, bajada repentina äkiline langus سقوط romahdus baisse soudaine יְרִידָה פִּתאוֹמִית गिरावट nagao pad (cijena ili potražnje) hirtelen áresés kemerosotan verðhrun ribasso, crollo 暴落 (가격 등의) 폭락 kritimas krišanās kemerosotan plotselinge daling plutselig prisfall nagły spadek په ډډاوښتنه: لوېدنه descida prăbuşire, cădere bruscă (a preţu­rilor etc.) внезапное падение náhly pokles nenaden padec nagli pad prisfall, nedgång การตกต่ําทางเศรษฐกิจ anî düşüş, azalma (物價等)暴跌 різке зниження قیمتوں کا اچانک گرنا sự hạ giá nhanh (物价等)暴跌
2. a time of very bad economic conditions, with serious unemployment etc; a depression. There was a serious slump in the 1930s. insakking, depressie رُكود إقْتِصادي период на икономическа криза crise econômica krize die Wirtschaftskrise lavkonjunktur οικονομική κρίση crisis económica, recesión económica majanduslik depressioon, madalseis دوران ركود lama crise שפל मंदीर gospodarska kriza gazdasági válság kemerosotan ekonomi kreppa, samdráttur crisi 不景気 침체기 nuosmukis depresija kemerosotan ekonomi depressie depresjon, lavkonjunktur krach په ډډاوښتنه crise económica criză (eco­nomică) экономический спад kríza gospodarska kriza kriza depression, lågkonjunktur ช่วงตกต่ําทางเศรษฐกิจ ekonomik kriz (經濟)蕭條 криза مندی thời kì khủng hoảng (经济)萧条
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A concession repudiated, a bank failure, a big slump - what does it matter?
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It was about this time that Martin took a great slump in Maria's estimation.
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The men upon the killing beds felt also the effects of the slump which had turned Marija out; but they felt it in a different way, and a way which made Jurgis understand at last all their bitterness.
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As it was, he watched the gamblers, who had ridden the wave of prosperity and made preparation for the slump, getting out from under and safely scurrying to cover or proceeding to reap a double harvest.
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The hard times of 1912 had already caused a frightful slump in the farm markets.
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But Clarence had slumped to his knees before I had half finished, and he was like to go out of his mind with fright.
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There was the sound of a dull thud, the crushing of heavy bone, and the sentry slumped into a silent, inanimate lump of clay.
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O-Tar had slumped down upon his bench--suddenly he looked shrunken and tired and old.
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And he slumped down in his chair crying and sobbing, and 'most everybody in the house busted out wailing, and crying, and saying, "Oh, it's awful--awful-- horrible!
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Flying slumped, even ballooning fell away to some extent, though it remained a fairly popular sport, and continued to lift gravel from the wharf of the Bun Hill gas-works and drop it upon deserving people's lawns and gardens.
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Dragging itself to his side the creature slumped upon the Englishman's breast.
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See!" and with a sudden wrench he twisted the black's neck until the fellow shrieked in pain and then slumped to the earth in a swoon.
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