Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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slump | Yes | No | Yes | No |
slack | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
slump (noun) | slack (noun) |
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a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality | a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely |
a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment | the quality of being loose (not taut) |
a stretch of water without current or movement | |
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot | |
a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality | |
dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve |
slump (adjective) | slack (adjective) |
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not tense or taut | |
lacking in rigor or strictness | |
flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide |
slump (verb) | slack (verb) |
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fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly | release tension on |
fall or sink heavily | make less active or fast |
assume a drooping posture or carriage | make less active or intense |
fall in value | become slow or slower |
cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water | |
become less in amount or intensity | |
be inattentive to, or neglect | |
avoid responsibilities and work, be idle |