verb
slump
sluhmp
verb
1
To sit or stand with a drooping, heavy posture, often from tiredness.
"He slumped into his chair after the long shift."
2
To decline sharply in performance, value, or activity.
"The company's stock slumped after the disappointing earnings report."
noun
1
A sudden or prolonged decline in performance, activity, or value.
"The team is trying to break out of its worst slump in years."
"Housing prices fell during the economic slump."
How to Use Slump
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA sudden drop — in posture, performance, mood, or the economy.
Common pairings
slump in a chair
sales slump
in a slump
economic slump
Word Forms
slumped past tense, slumps plural, slumps singular
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Etymology
Likely of Scandinavian origin, related to Danish and Norwegian words for stumbling or falling by chance — the same family that gives us the sense of collapsing suddenly.