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slump

verb
  1. To go from a more erect posture to a less erect posture: drop, fall, sink. See rise
  2. To take on or move with an awkward, slovenly posture: loll, slouch. See move, posture
  3. To undergo a sharp, rapid descent in value or price: dive, drop, fall, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, sink, skid, tumble. Idiom: take a sudden downtrend (or downturn). See increase
noun
  1. A usually swift downward trend, as in prices: decline, descent, dip, dive, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, fall, nosedive, plunge, skid, slide, tumble. See increase
  2. A period of decreased business activity and high unemployment: depression, recession. See rich

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