SLUMP
What does "SLUMP" mean?
To sink, drop, or decline heavily and suddenly.
Meanings
- To fall or sink down heavily, especially in posture. Exhausted, she slumped into the armchair.
- A marked, prolonged decline in economic activity, prices, or performance. The housing market entered a deep slump.
- A period of poor form, especially in sport. The striker is mired in a goal-scoring slump. informal
Word origin
Probably of imitative or Scandinavian origin, akin to Norwegian and Danish 'slumpe' (to fall into, happen by chance); first recorded in the late 17th century.
Remember it
SLUMP lands with a thud - the U in the middle is the seat you collapse into.
A little poem
The market fell, the shoulders fell-
one number sinking pulled the whole
tired body down to match it.
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Wordplay
- The economist slumped in his chair reading the data. His posture, like the GDP, was in decline.
What it teaches
Every slump is a curve, not a cliff; what bends low has the shape to rise again.
Quick facts
What does SLUMP mean?
To sink, drop, or decline heavily and suddenly.
Is SLUMP a valid word?
Yes — SLUMP is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SLUMP?
SLUMP has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SLUMP come from?
Probably of imitative or Scandinavian origin, akin to Norwegian and Danish 'slumpe' (to fall into, happen by chance); first recorded in the late 17th century.
What can SLUMP teach us?
Every slump is a curve, not a cliff; what bends low has the shape to rise again.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.