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• slum — ► NOUN 1) a squalid and overcrowded urban area inhabited by very poor people. 2) a house or building unfit for human habitation. ► VERB (slummed, slumming) (often slum it) informal ▪ voluntarily spend time in uncomfortable conditions or at a… …   English terms dictionary

• slum — /slʌm / (say slum) noun 1. (often plural) an overpopulated, squalid part of a city, inhabited by the poorest people. 2. a squalid street, place, dwelling, or the like. 3. Mining mine tailings. –adjective 4. of or relating to a slum: slum area;… …  

• slum — slummer, n. /slum/, n., v., slummed, slumming. n. 1. Often, slums. a thickly populated, run down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people. 2. any squalid, run down place to live. v.i. 3. to visit slums, esp. from curiosity. 4. to visit… …   Universalium

• slum — [[t]slʌm[/t]] n. v. slummed, slum•ming 1) Often, slums. a run down part of a city, usu. thickly populated by poor people 2) any squalid, run down place to live 3) to visit slums, esp. out of curiosity 4) idi to visit or frequent a place, esp. an… …   From formal English to slang

• slum — n. & v. n. 1 an overcrowded and squalid back street, district, etc., usu. in a city and inhabited by very poor people. 2 a house or building unfit for human habitation. v.intr. (slummed, slumming) 1 live in slumlike conditions. 2 go about the… …   Useful english dictionary

• slum — noun a squalid and overcrowded urban area inhabited by very poor people. ↘a house in such an area. verb (slums, slumming, slummed) (often slum it) informal voluntarily spend time in uncomfortable conditions or at a lower social level than one s… …   English new terms dictionary

• slum — slÊŒm n. poor neighborhood, densely populated poverty stricken area of a city; run down and squalid residence that is unfit for human habitation v. visit slums, visit poor run down neighborhoods (especially out of curiosity or for entertainment) …   English contemporary dictionary

• squalid — adj 1. foul, filthy, mucky, feculent, slimy, smutty, grungy, dingy, mangy, ratty; dirty, grubby, soiled, unclean, unwashed Rare. immund Scot. ourie; repulsive, offensive, rank, reeking, odious, horrid, nasty. 2. abject, miserable, wretched, stark …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• slum — A squalid, run down section of a city, town or village, ordinarily inhabited by the very poor and destitute classes; overcrowding is usually a prevailing characteristic …   Black's law dictionary

• slummer — slum ► NOUN 1) a squalid and overcrowded urban area inhabited by very poor people. 2) a house or building unfit for human habitation. ► VERB (slummed, slumming) (often slum it) informal ▪ voluntarily spend time in uncomfortable conditions or at a …   English terms dictionary

• slummy — slum ► NOUN 1) a squalid and overcrowded urban area inhabited by very poor people. 2) a house or building unfit for human habitation. ► VERB (slummed, slumming) (often slum it) informal ▪ voluntarily spend time in uncomfortable conditions or at a …   English terms dictionary