slump

(slŭmp)
intr.v., slumped, slump·ing, slumps.

1. To fall or sink heavily; collapse: She slumped, exhausted, onto the sofa.
2. To droop, as in sitting or standing; slouch.
3. 1. To decline suddenly; fall off: Business slumped after the holidays.
   2. To perform poorly or inadequately: The team has been slumping for a month.
4. 1. To sink or settle, as into mud or slush.
   2. To slide down or spread out thickly, as mud or fresh concrete.

n.

1. The act or an instance of slumping.
2. A drooping or slouching posture: read defeat in the slump of his shoulders.
3. A sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business: a stock market slump; a slump in farm prices.
4. An extended period of poor performance, especially in a sport or competitive activity: a slump in a batting average.
5. See grunt (sense ).

[Probably of Scandinavian origin, akin to Norwegian slumpa, to slump.]

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short-term drop in performance. The economy may enter a slump when it goes into a Recession. An individual stock or mutual fund may be in a slump if its price falls over several weeks or months.
A normally productive employee may go into a slump and be less productive if he or she is having financial or emotional difficulties. A slump is considered to be a temporary phenomenon, from which the economy, investment or employee will soon recover.

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An old-fashioned New England dessert of fruit, usually berries, topped with biscuit dough and stewed until the biscuit topping is cooked through. Also called grunt.

verb

1. To go from a more erect posture to a less erect posture: drop, fall, sink. See rise/fall.
2. To take on or move with an awkward, slovenly posture: loll, slouch. See move/halt, posture.
3. To undergo a sharp, rapid descent in value or price: dive, drop, fall, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, sink, skid, tumble. Idioms: take a suddendowntrenddownturn. See increase/decrease.

noun

1. A usually swift downward trend, as in prices: decline, descent, dip, dive, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, fall, nosedive, plunge, skid, slide, tumble. See increase/decrease.
2. A period of decreased business activity and high unemployment: depression, recession. See rich/poor.

n

Definition: decline, failure
Antonyms: blessing, boon, increase, rise, success, upturn

v

Definition: decline, sink
Antonyms: ascend, increase, rise, soar

A form of mass movement where rock and soil move downwards along a concave face. The rock or soil rotates backwards as it moves in a rotational slip. Slumps are most common in thick regoliths and large mudstone rock units, but can also occur in hard rock which has been shattered. They differ from slides because they always have shear planes which are concave, while the latter have relatively straight shear planes.

A measure of consistency of freshly mixed concrete, mortar, or stucco; equal to the decrease in height, measured to the nearest ¼ in. (6 mm) of the molded mass immediately after its removal from a slump cone.

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For a team or an athlete, a sudden or gradual decline in form that extends beyond normal fluctuations. The occurrence of a slump can be self-perpetuating by demotivating athletes, undermining their confidence, and increasing their anxiety. Coaches and sport psychologists have devised various intervention strategies, including a specific slump-related coping strategy based on the COPE model, to deal with the negative ways in which athletes may apprehend, interpret, and respond to a slump.

A slang term denoting a period of poor performance or inactivity in an economy, market or industry. In economic terms, a slump specifically refers to a recession, signaling a slow down of business activity.

Investopedia Says:
An industry may experience a slump when overall activity begins to decline. In the loan industry, a slump may represent a period of tight lending policies. Since it is more difficult to get a loan, overall lending volumes will drop.

Slumps apply to financial markets as well. When the stock market enters a slump, share prices and trading volume will usually be lower.

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noun
noun

A fat, slovenly person, 'slob'. (1906 —) .
J. Ashford D'you reckon we'd waste good bees and honey on a slump like you for nothing? (1960).

[From earlier sense, sudden decline.]

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For a list of words related to slump, see:

• Processes, Phenomena, Events, and Techniques - slump: downward movement of material caused by slippage of weak rock layer
• Economics and Economic Theory - slump: decline in business activity; slow portion of business cycle
• Securities - slump: general decrease in stock prices over period of time
• General Sports Terminology
• Baseball - slump: what happens when a player or team struggles; a batter that is a bad hitting streak; or team that has lost a number of games
• Mood and Intent - slump: fall or sink suddenly; assume drooping posture

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - falde, sidde sammenfalden, lade sig dumpe, sætte sig
n. - nedgang, lavkonjunktur, depression, nedgangsperiode, erhvervskrise

Nederlands (Dutch)
instorten, dalende conjunctuur, val, inzinking, malaise

Français (French)
v. intr. - chuter, s'effondrer, s'affaler, s'écrouler
n. - effondrement, chute

Deutsch (German)
n. - starker Rückgang, Sturz
v. - stark zurückgehen, fallen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απότομη κάμψη ή πτώση, ύφεση, κατρακύλισμα, κατάρρευση, καθίζηση
v. - πέφτω, σωριάζομαι, καταρρέω, κατρακυλώ, βουλιάζω, συσσωρεύω, στοιβάζω

Italiano (Italian)
crollare, calo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - queda brusca (f), declínio (m), colapso (m)
v. - cair, atolar, baixar

Русский (Russian)
большое количество, болото, резкое падение, экономический спад, падение интереса, оползень, резко падать, вызывать резкое падение, внезапно стихать, тяжело опускаться, швырять, с треском захлопывать, с трудом передвигаться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - hundirse, desplomarse, caer verticalmente
n. - baja o caída repentina, bajón, depresión económica

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - prisfall, depression, lågkonjunktur, kraftig nedgång, nedgångsperiod, jordskred
v. - falla plötsligt, rasa, sjunka ner, sjunka ihop, sitta hopsjunken, sätta sig (betong)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
倒下, 陷落, 衰落, 下跌, 下降, 暴跌, 不景气, 消沉, 萎靡

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 倒下, 陷落, 衰落, 下跌, 下降
n. - 暴跌, 不景氣, 下降, 消沈, 萎靡

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 푹 떨어지다, 몸이 구부정하게 되다, (경기가) 폭락하다
n. - 쿵 떨어짐, 슬럼프, 구부정한 자세

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 暴落, 不振
v. - ドサッと倒れこむ, 暴落する, 急に落ちる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سقوط أو هبوط في ألاسعار (فعل) يمشي مسترخيا, يسقط فجأة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נפל, צנח, התמוטט‬
n. - ‮נפילה, ירידה תלולה, תקופת שפל‬

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