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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
slump \slump\, v. i. imp. p. p. slumped; p. pr. vb. n.
slumping. scot. slump a dull noise produced by something
falling into a hole, a marsh, a swamp.
1. to fall or sink suddenly through or in, when walking on a
surface, as on thawing snow or ice, partly frozen ground,
a bog, etc., not strong enough to bear the person.
1913 webster
the latter walk on a bottomless quag, into which
unawares they may slump. --barrow.
1913 webster
2. to slide or slip on a declivity, so that the motion is
perceptible; -- said of masses of earth or rock.
webster 1913 suppl.
3. to undergo a slump, or sudden decline or falling off; as,
the stock slumped ten points. colloq.
webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
slumped slumping
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
slumped
adj : with shoulders drooping syn: slouched, slouching
see also:
slouched slouching
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