Words nearby slump
slumdweller, slumgullion, slumism, slumlord, slummy, slump, slump test, slumpflation, slung, slung shot, slunk
Origin of slump
1670–80; orig., to sink into a bog or mud; perhaps imitative (cf. plump2)
OTHER WORDS FROM slump
un·slumped, adjectiveun·slump·ing, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for slumped (1 of 2)
slump
/ (slʌmp) /
verb (intr)
noun
Word Origin for slump
C17: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Low German slump bog, Norwegian slumpa to fall
British Dictionary definitions for slumped (2 of 2)
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