Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Great Depression | Yes | No | No | No |
slump | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Great Depression (noun) | slump (noun) |
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the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s | a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality |
a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment | a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment |
Great Depression (verb) | slump (verb) |
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fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly | |
fall or sink heavily | |
assume a drooping posture or carriage | |
fall in value |