- slump
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ global, world, worldwide▪ economic, price, property, stock-market▪
The share-price slump has wiped about $10 billion off the company's value.
▪ current, recent▪ prolonged▪The economy is in a prolonged slump.
▪ deep, disastrous, severe▪a severe slump in much-needed foreign investment
PREPOSITION▪ in a slump▪The economy is in a slump.
▪ into slump▪The industry is sinking into a slump.
▪ slump in▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Investors were badly hit by the slump in property prices.
verb1 decrease suddenlyADVERB▪ alarmingly, badly, dramatically, heavily▪Oil prices have slumped quite badly in recent months.
PREPOSITION▪ by▪Profits slumped by 70%.
▪ from, to▪Shares in the company slumped from £2.75 to £1.54.
2 fall/sit down suddenly and heavilyADVERB▪ a little▪ forward, over▪She was sitting with her head slumped forward.
▪I walked in and saw him slumped over.
▪ back, downPREPOSITION▪ against▪He slumped against the wall.
▪ in▪She slumped back in her seat.
▪ in front of▪Bart was slumped in front of the TV.
▪ into▪He slumped down into a chair.
▪ onto▪She slumped onto the bed.
▪ over▪She slumped dejectedly over the wheel.
▪ to▪She slumped to the floor.
PHRASES▪ be found slumped …▪He was found slumped in a pool of blood by security guards.
▪ lie slumped … , sit slumped …▪He lay slumped over the steering wheel.
Slump is used with these nouns as the object: ↑per cent
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
