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  7  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Slump  \Slump\,  n. 
  A  falling  or  declining,  esp.  suddenly  and  markedly;  a  falling 
  off  as  a  slump  in  trade  in  prices,  etc  [Colloq.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Slump  \Slump\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  slide  or  slip  on  a  declivity,  so  that  the  motion  is 
  perceptible;  --  said  of  masses  of  earth  or  rock. 
 
  2.  To  undergo  a  slump,  or  sudden  decline  or  falling  off  as 
  the  stock  slumped  ten  points.  [Colloq.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Slump  \Slump\,  v.  t.  [Cf.  {Lump};  also  Sw  slumpa  to  bargain  for 
  the  lump.] 
  To  lump;  to  throw  into  a  mess. 
 
  These  different  groups  .  .  .  are  exclusively  slumped 
  together  under  that  sense  --Sir  W. 
  Hamilton. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Slump  \Slump\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Slumped};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Slumping}.]  [Scot.  slump  a  dull  noise  produced  by  something 
  falling  into  a  hole,  a  marsh,  a  swamp.] 
  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. 
 
  The  latter  walk  on  a  bottomless  quag,  into  which 
  unawares  they  may  slump.  --Barrow. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Slump  \Slump\,  n.  [Cf.  D.  slomp  a  mass,  heap,  Dan.  slump  a 
  quantity,  and  E.  slump,  v.t.] 
  The  gross  amount;  the  mass;  the  lump.  [Scot.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Slump  \Slump\,  n. 
  1.  A  boggy  place  [Prov.  Eng.  &  Scot.] 
 
  2.  The  noise  made  by  anything  falling  into  a  hole,  or  into  a 
  soft,  miry  place  [Scot.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  slump 
  n  1:  a  noticeable  decline  in  performance:  "the  team  went  into  a 
  slump";  "a  sudden  slack  in  output";  "a  drop-off  in 
  attendance";  "a  falloff  in  automobile  sales"  [syn:  {slack}, 
  {drop-off},  {falloff},  {falling  off}] 
  2:  a  long-term  economic  state  characterized  by  unemployment  and 
  low  prices  and  low  levels  of  trade  and  investment  [syn:  {depression}, 
  {economic  crisis}] 
  v  1:  assume  a  drooping  posture  or  carriage  [syn:  {slouch}] 
  2:  fall  or  sink  heavily;  "He  slumped  onto  the  couch";  "My 
  spirits  sank"  [syn:  {slide  down},  {sink}] 
  3:  fall  heavily  or  suddenly;  decline  markedly;  "The  real  estate 
  market  fell  off"  [syn:  {fall  off},  {sink}]




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