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Slump Definition: Drop Sharply or Slump Down with Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：drop sharply (slump)

slump 🔊

/slʌmp/

vi.

to fall or drop suddenly and by a large amount.

Slump graph showing sharp drop in value line chart

drop sharply 🔊

➕

/drɒp ˈʃɑːpli/

vi.

To decrease or decline quickly and significantly in value, price, or amount.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：Advanced

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old Norse 'slumpa' (to stumble); later gained economic sense.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a pile of dough that SLUMPS flat when it collapses.

📖 Example

After the bad news was announced, the company's stock price slumped by 15% in just one hour. 🔊 After the bad news was announced, the company's stock price dropped sharply by 15% in just one hour.

🔗 Collocations

stock price slump – a sudden large fall in the price of a company's shares

slump in sales – a dramatic decline in the number of products sold

slump in demand – a significant decrease in consumer desire for a product

🔄 Synonyms

plunge (vi.) – to fall suddenly and quickly, often by a large amount

plummet (vi.) – to drop straight down rapidly, especially in value or amount

crash (vi.) – to fall or drop in value suddenly and severely, often with a sense of disaster

🚫 Antonyms

soar (vi.) – to rise rapidly and to a high level

surge (vi.) – to increase suddenly and strongly

rise (vi.) – to go up or increase in amount or value

🌱 Derivatives

slumping (adj.) – showing a significant and sudden decline

slumper (n.) – a person or thing that experiences a slump

📖 Cultural Story

Originating from Old Norse 'slumpa' meaning 'to stumble', the word entered English in the 17th century. By the 19th, it was used in finance to describe a sudden drop in markets.

Meaning 2：slump down (slump)

slump 🔊

/slʌmp/

vi.

to sit or fall down suddenly and heavily because you're very tired or sad.

slump down 🔊

➕

/slʌmp daʊn/

vi.

To sit or drop down suddenly and heavily, usually because of exhaustion, sadness, or a lack of energy.

📁 Category：Physical & Mental Health 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Exhausted after the long hike, she slumped into the nearest armchair and didn't move for half an hour. 🔊 Exhausted after the long hike, she collapsed heavily into the nearest armchair and didn't move for half an hour.

🔗 Collocations

slump into a chair – to fall or sit heavily into a chair due to tiredness

slump over a desk – to lean forward and rest heavily on a desk, often from exhaustion

slump against the wall – to lean or fall against a wall in a limp, unsupported manner

🔄 Synonyms

collapse (vi.) – to fall down suddenly, often because of physical exhaustion

flop (vi.) – to fall or sit down heavily and loosely, without control

sink (vi.) – to gradually fall into a sitting or resting position, often with a sense of weariness

🚫 Antonyms

straighten up (vi.) – to make one's body upright and firm, especially after slouching

perk up (vi.) – to become more lively, alert, or energetic

revive (vi.) – to regain strength, energy, or consciousness

🌱 Derivatives

slumped (adj.) – in a state of having fallen or sunk heavily, e.g., 'a slumped posture'

slumping (adj.) – showing a tendency to slump, e.g., 'a slumping figure'