slump

verb

\ ˈsləmp

slumped; slumping; slumps

Definition of slump

(Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb

1a : to fall or sink suddenly

b : to drop or slide down suddenly : collapse

2 : to assume a drooping posture or carriage : slouch

3 : to go into a slump sales slumped

slump

noun

Definition of slump (Entry 2 of 2)

1a : a marked or sustained decline especially in economic activity or prices

b : a period of poor or losing play by a team or individual

2 : a downward slide of a mass of rock or land

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Synonyms & Antonyms for slump

Synonyms: Noun

depression, recession

Antonyms: Noun

boom

Examples of slump in a Sentence

Verb

She fainted and slumped to the floor. Exhausted, he slumped down into the chair. His shoulders slumped forward in disappointment. Real estate prices slumped during the recession.

Noun

The economy's been in a slump since last year. They've been in a slump ever since they traded their best player. He's in a batting slump.

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Never mind the policy issues at play amid an ongoing government shutdown, a slumping stock market, and a border crisis in which two migrant children have died while in U.S. custody. — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, "Have We Learned Nothing From 2016 About How to Cover Women in Politics?," 3 Jan. 2019 If the pilot is slumped over the controls, move him or her out of the way. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, "How to Land an Airplane, According to Bear Grylls," 27 Aug. 2018 While revenue per available room in the market slumped 7.7 percent in Stockholm in the first quarter, looking now at the first five months the drop has slowed to 3.5 percent. — Niklas Magnusson, Bloomberg.com, "Sweden Is Expecting a Tourism Boom," 18 June 2018 Kiner-Falefa has slumped of late, going 5 for 30 over his past eight games, but has a hit in three straight after an 0-for-13 skid. — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, "What will Rangers do with Kiner-Falefa once Odor returns from DL? | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 10 May 2018 Martin and her daughter believed the band director, Aaron Allison, had saved them with his heroics, grabbing the bus’s steering wheel after the driver has slumped over. — Emily Foxhall, San Antonio Express-News, "Channelview band director hailed as hero in wake of Alabama bus crash," 14 Mar. 2018 Wall Street's Dow Jones and S&P 500 benchmarks had slumped 4.6 percent and 4.1 percent on Monday, their biggest drops since August 2011. — Marc Jones, Anchorage Daily News, "Rolling world stock sell-off runs to $4 trillion," 6 Feb. 2018 The slumping Cavaliers are looking to shake up their roster in an attempt to reach their fourth consecutive NBA Finals. — Jason Jones, sacbee, "Why Kings’ young point guards could soon lose George Hill as their veteran mentor," 23 Jan. 2018 Despite a slumping stock and repeated strategic missteps, Campbell for years avoided activists, partially because a more than 40% stake owned by heirs to the soup dynasty acted as a deterrent. — Cara Lombardo, WSJ, "Activist Investors Gain Clout as Stocks Tumble," 26 Dec. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Last April, after the ruble was hit by damaging U.S. sanctions and a slump in emerging markets, the country stopped buying foreign currency on the open market in an effort to stabilize the currency. — Anatoly Kurmanaev, WSJ, "Russia to Restart Foreign Exchange Reserves Buying," 11 Jan. 2019 McClatchy’s decisions also come in the midst of a slump in its stock price, which has lost nearly 18 percent of its value in the past six months, compared to a 5 percent decline for the S&P 500 index over the same period. — Asia Fields, The Seattle Times, "The News Tribune publisher David Zeeck leaves amid McClatchy shakeups," 12 Dec. 2018 There’re studies linking a poor night’s sleep to a slump in cognitive performance and mood. — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, "How to Get a Better Night’s Sleep—And Why It Should Be Your Top Priority (Really)," 1 Nov. 2018 But for many, the slump in Goetze's career had come even before that night of triumph in Rio de Janeiro. — Christophe Beaudufe, chicagotribune.com, "Gotze, from World Cup glory to soccer hell in four years," 13 July 2018 The slump in Walgreens shares weighed on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which added the stock to its index of 30 companies this month, replacing General Electric Co. — Robert Langreth / Bloomberg, Time, "Amazon Makes Big Foray Into Health Care With Purchase of Pharmacy Startup PillPack," 28 June 2018 Springer began Tuesday in a 2-for-30 slump with six strikeouts in his last eight games. — Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle, "Astros have plenty of confidence in slumping George Springer," 26 June 2018 The slump in the oil price in 2014 put paid to such ideas. — The Economist, "Scottish nationalists face up to the economic challenges of independence," 7 June 2018 Thin margins make online retailers particularly vulnerable in a slump. — Carol Ryan, WSJ, "Consumer Slump Will Hit Online Retailers Too," 20 Dec. 2018

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