slumped (verb)

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• slumped — slump ► VERB 1) sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply. 2) fail or decline substantially or over a prolonged period. ► NOUN 1) an instance of slumping. 2) a prolonged period of abnormally low economic activity. DERIVATIVES slumped adjective …   English terms dictionary

• slide down — verb fall or sink heavily He slumped onto the couch My spirits sank • Syn: ↑slump, ↑sink • Hypernyms: ↑collapse, ↑fall in, ↑cave in, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• bury — verb 1 dead person PHRASES ▪ be dead and buried ▪ Those people are now all dead and buried. ▪ Their ambitions were finally dead and buried. (figurative) ▪ bury sb alive, lie buried …   Collocations dictionary

• slump — verb 1》 sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply. 2》 fail or decline substantially or over a prolonged period. noun 1》 an instance of slumping. 2》 a prolonged period of abnormally low economic activity. Derivatives slumped adjective slumpy adjective …   English new terms dictionary

• snivel — verb 1) he slumped in a chair, sniveling Syn: sniffle, snuffle, whimper, whine, weep, cry; informal blubber, boo hoo 2) don t snivel about what you get Syn: complain, mutter, grumble, grouse …   Thesaurus of popular words

• slump — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ global, world, worldwide ▪ economic, price, property, stock market ▪ The share price slump has wiped about $10 bil …   Collocations dictionary

• slump — [[t]slʌ̱mp[/t]] slumps, slumping, slumped 1) VERB If something such as the value of something slumps, it falls suddenly and by a large amount. [V prep] Net profits slumped by 41%... [V prep] Government popularity in Scotland has slumped to its… …   English dictionary

• slump — I UK [slʌmp] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms slump : present tense I/you/we/they slump he/she/it slumps present participle slumping past tense slumped past participle slumped 1) to be suddenly reduced to a much lower level Profits slumped to… …   English dictionary

• slump — slump1 [ slʌmp ] verb intransitive 1. ) to be suddenly reduced to a much lower level: The organization s profits slumped to under $250 million. 2. ) to suddenly fall or sit because you are very tired or unconscious: Sam s body slumped to the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• slump — 1 verb 1 (I) to suddenly go down in price, value, or number: Sales slumped by 20% last year. 2 be slumped to be sitting with your body leaning completely backwards or forwards, because you are tired or unconscious (+ in/against): a drunk slumped… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• slump — A temporary fall in performance, often describing consistently falling security prices for several weeks or months. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * slump slump [slʌmp] noun [countable usually singular] 1. a sudden fall in the price, value,… …   Financial and business terms