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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
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| 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" |
| 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 |
| 2. | slump - fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank" | |
| 3. | slump - fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off" drop - go down in value; "Stock prices dropped" | |
| 4. | slump - go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped" |
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slump
verb
noun
1. fall, drop, decline, crash, collapse, reverse, lapse, falling-off, downturn, depreciation, trough, meltdown (informal) a slump in property prices
fall increase, growth, boom, development, gain, advance, boost, improvement, expansion, upsurge, upturn, upswing
fall increase, growth, boom, development, gain, advance, boost, improvement, expansion, upsurge, upturn, upswing
2. recession, depression, stagnation, inactivity, hard or bad times the slump of the early 1980s
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slump
verbnoun
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
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
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
vi
(= decrease) [profits, sales] → s'effondrer
Sales slumped by 40% → Les ventes se sont effondrées de 40%., Les ventes ont chuté de 40%.
Sales slumped by 40% → Les ventes se sont effondrées de 40%., Les ventes ont chuté de 40%.
(= fall heavily) [person] → s'effondrer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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
the slump in the price of copper → il crollo del prezzo del rame
2. vi
b. to slump into a chair → lasciarsi cadere su una sedia
he was slumped over the wheel → era accasciato sul volante
he was slumped over the wheel → era accasciato sul volante
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
slump
(slamp) verb1. to fall or sink suddenly and heavily. He slumped wearily into a chair.
2. (of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly. Business has slumped.
noun1. a sudden fall in value, trade etc. a slump in prices.
2. a time of very bad economic conditions, with serious unemployment etc; a depression. There was a serious slump in the 1930s.
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