What is the meaning of Slump?

  • (v.i.) To undergo a slump or sudden decline or falling off; as, the stock slumped ten points.
  • (n.) A falling or declining, especially suddenly and markedly; a falling off; as, a slump in trade, in prices, etc.
  • (v.i.) To slide or slip on a declivity, so that the motion is perceptible; -- said of masses of earth or rock.
  • (n.) The noise made by anything falling into a hole or into a soft, miry place.
  • (v.t.) To lump; to throw into a mess.
  • (v.i.) 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.
  • (n.) A boggy place.
  • (n.) The gross amount; the mass; the lump.
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