slump
slump Lexical Profile
slump Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A sudden, severe, or prolonged fall in the price, value, or amount of something, or a period of general economic decline.
"The housing market experienced a sharp slump during the winter months."
A period during which an athlete, team, or individual performs poorly or below their usual standard.
"The star batter finally broke out of his hitting slump with two home runs."
North American A traditional New England dessert made of stewed fruit topped with biscuit dough and cooked on a stovetop.
"For dessert, she served warm blueberry slump with a scoop of vanilla ice cream."
• verb
To sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply, especially with a bent back or drooping posture.
"Exhausted from the long shift, he slumped into the nearest armchair."
To undergo a sudden, severe, or prolonged fall in price, value, or volume.
"Company profits slumped by thirty percent in the third quarter."
• Rhymes for slump
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 17th century meaning 'to fall or sink into a bog or muddy place,' probably of Scandinavian or Low German origin and ultimately imitative of the sound of falling heavily.