SLUMP
/slʌmp/
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Definition
/slʌmp/
noun
- A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.
- A measure of the fluidity of freshly mixed concrete, based on how much the concrete formed in a standard slump cone sags when the cone is removed.
- A boggy place.
verb
- To collapse heavily or helplessly.“Exhausted, he slumped down onto the sofa.”
- To decline or fall off in activity or performance.“Real estate prices slumped during the recession.”
- To slouch or droop.
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