Definition of "slump" []

To fall or sink heavily; collapse: She slumped, exhausted, onto the sofa. (verb-intransitive)
To droop, as in sitting or standing; slouch. (verb-intransitive)
To decline suddenly; fall off: Business slumped after the holidays. (verb-intransitive)
To perform poorly or inadequately: The team has been slumping for a month. (verb-intransitive)
To sink or settle, as into mud or slush. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "slump" in a sentence

"Yet, for all its simplicity, the insight that a slump is about an excess demand for money makes nonsense of the whole hangover theory."
"Kidd said the slump is a little frustrating because he feels he is getting good looks and taking good shots but the ball isn't going in."
"If they lose that incentive there might be a short term slump as inventories are drawn down."

Words like "slump"

break cave in comedown descend

droop fall fall in flag

give give way godown sag

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