Definitions for Slump
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling offnoun

   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. depression, slump, economic crisisverb

   a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

3. slump, slouchverb

   assume a drooping posture or carriage

4. slump, slide down, sinkverb

   fall or sink heavily

   "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"

5. slump, fall off, sinkverb

   fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

   "The real estate market fell off"

6. decline, slump, correctverb

   go down in value

   "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slumpnoun

   A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.

2. slumpverb

   To collapse heavily or helplessly.

   Exhausted, he slumped down onto the sofa.

3. slumpverb

   To decline or fall off in activity or performance.

   Real estate prices slumped during the recession.

4. slumpverb

   To slouch or droop.

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1. slump

   A slump is a significant and sudden decrease or decline in the performance, value, or quantity of something. It can refer to economic conditions, sales, stocks, business industries, or even a person's physical or mental state. It's often associated with periods of stagnation or recession.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Slumpnoun

   the gross amount; the mass; the lump

2. Slumpverb

   to lump; to throw into a mess

3. Slumpverb

   to fall or sink suddenly through or in, when walking on a surface, as on thawing snow or ice, partly frozen ground, a bog, etc., not strong enough to bear the person

4. Slumpnoun

   a boggy place

5. Slumpnoun

   the noise made by anything falling into a hole, or into a soft, miry place

6. Etymology: [Scot. slump a dull noise produced by something falling into a hole, a marsh, a swamp.]

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1. Slump

   A slump is a form of mass wasting that occurs when a coherent mass of loosely consolidated materials or rock layers moves a short distance down a slope. Movement is characterized by sliding along a concave-upward or planar surface. Causes of slumping include earthquake shocks, thorough wetting, freezing and thawing, undercutting, and loading of a slope. Translational slumps occur when a detached landmass moves along a planar surface. Common planar surfaces of failure include joints or bedding planes, especially where a permeable layer overrides an impermeable surface. Block slumps are a type of translational slump in which one or more related block units move downslope as a relatively coherent mass. Rotational slumps occur when a slump block, composed of sediment or rock, slides along a concave-upward slip surface with rotation about an axis parallel to the slope. Rotational movement causes the original surface of the block to become less steep, and the top of the slump is rotated backward. This results in internal deformation of the moving mass consisting chiefly of overturned folds called sheath folds. Slumps have several characteristic features. The cut which forms as the landmass breaks away from the slope is called the scarp and is often cliff-like and concave. In rotational slumps, the main slump block often breaks into a series of secondary slumps and associated scarps to form stair-step pattern of displaced blocks. The upper surface of the blocks are rotated backwards, forming depressions which may accumulate water to create ponds or swampy areas. The surface of the detached mass often remains relatively undisturbed, especially at the top. However, hummocky ridges may form near the toe of the slump. Addition of water and loss of sediment cohesion at the toe may transform slumping material into an earthflow. Transverse cracks at the head scarp drain water, possibly killing vegetation. Transverse ridges, transverse cracks and radial cracks form in displaced material on the foot of the slump.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Slump

   slump, v.i. to fall or sink suddenly into water or mud: to fail or fall through helplessly.—n. a boggy place: the act of sinking into slush, &c., also the sound so made: a sudden fall or failure.—adj. Slump′y, marshy. [Cf. Dan. slumpe, to stumble upon by chance; Ger. schlumpen, to trail.]

2. Slump

   slump, v.t. to throw into a lump or mass, to lump.—n. a gross amount, a lump.—n. Slump′-work, work in the lump. [Cf. Dan. slump, a lot, Dut. slomp, a mass.]

Matched Categories

1. • Collapse
   • Fall
   • Sag

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1. lumps

2. plums

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Slump in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Slump in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Slump in a Sentence

1. Olivier Blanchard:

   How much should we worry? This is where economics stops giving an answer, if ... the stock market slump lasts longer or gets worse, it can become self-fulfilling. Low stock prices lasting for long lead to lower consumption, lower demand, and, potentially, to a recession.

2. Laurence J. Peter:

   Slump, and the world slumps with you. Push, and you push alone.

3. President Barack Obama:

   When the economy’s in a slump? We needed tax cuts. When the economy’s doing well? You know what – let’s try some tax cuts.

4. Trendon Watford:

   Obviously, that’s a great defensive team with probably the best shot blocker in the league down there, i think we went in a little slump to where we couldn’t score and sort of let that affect our defense.

5. Steve Murphy:

   It dismisses any concerns of a potential slump in household spending after some weakness in the last few months. Not that there is much doubt any more, but this supports the case for a rate hike by the Fed next week.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Slump
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Slump
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Slump
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Slump
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Slump
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Slump