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Noun slump has 2 senses
- slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off - 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"
--1 is a kind of deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening
- depression, slump, economic crisis - a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
--2 is a kind of financial condition, economic condition
--2 has particulars: Great Depression
Verb slump has 4 senses
- slump, slouch - assume a drooping posture or carriage
--1 is one way to sag, droop, swag, flag
Sample sentences:
The children slump in the rocking chair
There slump some children in the rocking chair
- slump, slide down, sink - fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"
--2 is one way to collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
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- slump, fall off, sink - fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"
--3 is one way to drop
Sample sentence:
The stock market is going to slump
- decline, slump, correct - go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"
--4 is one way to descend, fall, go down, come down
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