| Slump (slump) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Slump |
| [Cf. D. slomp a
mass, heap, Dan. slump a quantity, and E. slump, v.t.] |
The gross amount; the mass; the lump.
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To lump; to throw into a
mess.
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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.
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A
boggy place.
The noise made by anything falling into a
hole, or into a soft, miry place.
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To
slide or slip on a declivity, so that the motion is perceptible; --
said of masses of earth or rock.
To undergo a slump, or sudden decline or
falling off; as, the stock slumped ten points.
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A falling or declining,
esp. suddenly and markedly; a falling off; as, a slump in
trade, in prices, etc.
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