Толковый словарь английского языка - slump
Slump
slump
I. intransitive verb Etymology: probably imitative Date: circa 1677 1. to fall or sink suddenly, to drop or slide down suddenly ; collapse , to assume a drooping posture or carriage ; slouch , to go into a ~ , II. noun Date: 1887 1. a marked or sustained decline especially in economic activity or prices , a period of poor or losing play by a team or individual , a downward slide of a mass of rock or land
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n. & v. --n. 1 a sudden severe or prolonged fall in prices or values of commodities or securities. 2 a sharp or sudden decline in trade or business usu. bringing widespread unemployment. 3 a lessening of interest or commitment in a subject or undertaking. --v.intr. 1 undergo a slump; fail; fall in price. 2 sit or fall heavily or limply (slumped into a chair). 3 lean or subside. Etymology: 17th c., orig. 'sink in a bog': imit. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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