- 1. n. The gross amount; the mass; the lump. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To lump; to throw into a mess. Source: opted
- 3. v. i. 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. Source: opted
- 4. n. A boggy place. Source: opted
- 5. n. The noise made by anything falling into a hole, or into a soft, miry place. Source: opted
- 6. n. a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality Source: wordnet
- 7. n. a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment Source: wordnet
- 8. v. assume a drooping posture or carriage Source: wordnet
- 9. v. fall or sink heavily Source: wordnet
- 10. v. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly Source: wordnet
- 11. v. fall in value Source: wordnet
- 12. The gross amount; the mass; the lump. [Scot.] To lump; to throw into a mess. These different groups . . . are exclusively slumped together under that sense. Sir W. Hamilton. 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. The latter walk on a bottomless quag, into which unawares they may slump. Barrow. 1. A boggy place. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] 2. The noise made by anything falling into a hole, or into a soft, miry place. [Scot.] Source: webster
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