slump
verb · noun
Simple meaning
To decline or fall off in activity or performance.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
sluhmpIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈslʌmp
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
intransitive
To decline or fall off in activity or performance.
intransitive
To collapse heavily or helplessly.
Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
Fall or sink heavily
transitive
To lump; to throw together messily.
intransitive
To slouch or droop.
noun
A measure of the fluidity of freshly mixed concrete, based on how much the concrete formed in a standard slump cone sags when the cone is removed.
A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.
A cobbler-like dessert cooked on a stove.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To decline or fall off in activity or performance.
Used this way, slump is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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