I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ global , world , worldwide
▪ economic , price , property , stock-market
▪
The share-price ~ has wiped about $10 billion off the company's value.
▪ current , recent
▪ prolonged
▪
The economy is in a prolonged ~.
▪ deep , disastrous , severe
▪
a severe ~ in much-needed foreign investment
PREPOSITION
▪ in a ~
▪
The economy is in a ~.
▪ into ~
▪
The industry is sinking into a ~.
▪ ~ in
▪
Investors were badly hit by the ~ in property prices.
II.
verb
1 decrease suddenly
ADVERB
▪ alarmingly , badly , dramatically , heavily
▪
Oil prices have ~ed quite badly in recent months.
PREPOSITION
▪ by
▪
Profits ~ed by 70%.
▪ from , to
▪
Shares in the company ~ed from £2.75 to £1.54.
2 fall/sit down suddenly and heavily
ADVERB
▪ a little
▪ forward , over
▪
She was sitting with her head ~ed forward.
▪
I walked in and saw him ~ed over.
▪ back , down
PREPOSITION
▪ against
▪
He ~ed against the wall.
▪ in
▪
She ~ed back in her seat.
▪ in front of
▪
Bart was ~ed in front of the TV.
▪ into
▪
He ~ed down into a chair.
▪ onto
▪
She ~ed onto the bed.
▪ over
▪
She ~ed dejectedly over the wheel.
▪ to
▪
She ~ed to the floor.
PHRASES
▪ be found slumped …
▪
He was found ~ed in a pool of blood by security guards.
▪ lie slumped … , sit slumped …
▪
He lay ~ed over the steering wheel.
Slump is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ market , ↑ price , ↑ receipt , ↑ sale , ↑ shoulder
Slump is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ per cent