slump
/slʌmp/
verb
- To fall or sink down heavily, often because of tiredness or lack of strength.
- After running the marathon, she slumped onto the grass, exhausted.
- The old building's roof slumped under the weight of the snow.
- He slumped in his chair and closed his eyes after a long day at work.
- To decrease suddenly and significantly in value, amount, or performance.
- Stock prices slumped after the company announced lower profits.
- Sales slumped during the winter months, worrying the store owner.
- The team's performance slumped in the second half of the season.
Antonyms
noun
- A sudden and significant fall in value, amount, or performance.
- A slump in tourism hurt the local economy.
- The baseball player is in a hitting slump and hasn't gotten a hit in ten games.
- The housing market experienced a severe slump last year.
- A period of sitting or standing in a drooping, tired position.
- He sat with a slump in his shoulders, looking defeated.
- Her posture had a permanent slump from years of hunching over a desk.
- The tired child fell into a slump on the couch.