slump
Pronunciation:
/slʌmp/noun
Definitions
A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.
A measure of the fluidity of freshly mixed concrete, based on how much the concrete formed in a standard slump cone sags when the cone is removed.
A boggy place.
The noise made by anything falling into a hole, or into a soft, miry place.
verb
Definitions
To collapse heavily or helplessly.
Example: Exhausted, he slumped down onto the sofa.
To decline or fall off in activity or performance.
Example: Real estate prices slumped during the recession.
To slouch or droop.
To lump; to throw together messily.