- slump over
- slump over[for someone] to collapse and fall over forward in a sitting position. •
Just after the gunshot, Bruno slumped over and slid from his chair.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Just after the gunshot, Bruno slumped over and slid from his chair.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
slump — [n] decline, failure bad period, bad times, blight, blue devils*, blue funk*, bottom, bust, collapse, crash, depreciation, depression, descent, dip, downer*, downslide*, downswing*, downtrend, downturn, drop, dumps*, fall, falling off*, funk,… … New thesaurus
slump — ► VERB 1) sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply. 2) fail or decline substantially or over a prolonged period. ► NOUN 1) an instance of slumping. 2) a prolonged period of abnormally low economic activity. DERIVATIVES slumped adjective … English terms dictionary
slump — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ global, world, worldwide ▪ economic, price, property, stock market ▪ The share price slump has wiped about $10 bil … Collocations dictionary
slump — A temporary fall in performance, often describing consistently falling security prices for several weeks or months. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * slump slump [slʌmp] noun [countable usually singular] 1. a sudden fall in the price, value,… … Financial and business terms
slump — 01. The old man [slumped] in his chair as he fell asleep. 02. Government popularity has [slumped] to its lowest level in years. 03. When I was little, my mom took us kids to visit my dad at work, and when we walked into his office, he was… … Grammatical examples in English
slump — I UK [slʌmp] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms slump : present tense I/you/we/they slump he/she/it slumps present participle slumping past tense slumped past participle slumped 1) to be suddenly reduced to a much lower level Profits slumped to… … English dictionary
slump — slump1 [ slʌmp ] verb intransitive 1. ) to be suddenly reduced to a much lower level: The organization s profits slumped to under $250 million. 2. ) to suddenly fall or sit because you are very tired or unconscious: Sam s body slumped to the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slump — slump1 [slʌmp] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from a [i]Scandinavian language] 1.) to fall or lean against something because you are not strong enough to stand slump against/over/back etc ▪ She slumped against the wall. ▪ Carol slumped back … Dictionary of contemporary English
slump — [slʌmp] verb I 1) to suddenly fall to a much lower level Profits slumped to under $250 million.[/ex] 2) to suddenly fall or sit down because you are very tired or unconscious Sam s body slumped to the floor.[/ex] • be slumped in/over etc sth to… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
slump — [[t]slʌ̱mp[/t]] slumps, slumping, slumped 1) VERB If something such as the value of something slumps, it falls suddenly and by a large amount. [V prep] Net profits slumped by 41%... [V prep] Government popularity in Scotland has slumped to its… … English dictionary
slump — 1 verb 1 (I) to suddenly go down in price, value, or number: Sales slumped by 20% last year. 2 be slumped to be sitting with your body leaning completely backwards or forwards, because you are tired or unconscious (+ in/against): a drunk slumped… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English