Slump vs Fling - What's the difference?

Slump is a related term of fling.

As verbs the difference between slump and fling

is that slump is (lb) to collapse heavily or helplessly while fling is to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.

As nouns the difference between slump and fling

is that slump is a heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period while fling is an act of throwing, often violently.

slump

English

Verb

(lb) To collapse heavily or helplessly.

*:“Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are'' pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling ''à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.”

(lb) To decline or fall off in activity or performance.

* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=October 29, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC Sport

, title= Chelsea 3-5 Arsenal , passage=The Gunners captain demonstrated his importance to the team by taking his tally to an outstanding 28 goals in 27 Premier League games as Chelsea slumped again after their shock defeat at QPR last week.}}

(lb) To slouch or droop.

(lb) To lump; to throw together messily.

* (1788-1856)

These different groupsare exclusively slumped together under that sense.

To fall or sink suddenly through or in, when walking on a surface, as on thawing snow or ice, a bog, etc.

* (Isaac Barrow) (1630-1677)

The latter walk on a bottomless quag, into which unawares they may slump .

Noun

(en noun)

A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.

(Scotland, UK, dialect) A boggy place.

(Scotland) The noise made by anything falling into a hole, or into a soft, miry place.

(Scotland) The gross amount; the mass; the lump.

Derived terms

* slumplike

Anagrams

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fling

English

Noun

(en noun)

An act of throwing, often violently.

An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.

the fling of a horse

An act or period of unrestrained indulgence.

* D. Jerrold

When I was as young as you, I had my fling . I led a life of pleasure.

Short, often sexual relationship.

I had a fling with a girl I met on holiday.

(figuratively) An attempt, a try (as in "give it a fling" ).

(obsolete) A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm.

* Jonathan Swift

I, who love to have a fling , / Both at senate house and king.

A kind of dance.

the Highland fling

(obsolete) A trifing matter; an object of contempt.

* Old proverb

England were but a fling / Save for the crooked stick and the grey goose wing.

Synonyms

* (l)

Verb

To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.

* Dryden

'Tis Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings, / Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings.

* Addison

I know thy generous temper well. / Fling but the appearance of dishonour on it, / It straight takes fire.

* 2011 , Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15210221.stm]

Wilkinson was struggling, sending the re-start straight into touch and flinging a pass the same way, and France then went close to the first try of the contest as Clerc took a long pass out on the left and was just bundled into touch by the corner flag.

(archaic) To throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste.

* Milton

And crop-full, out of doors he flings .

* Elizabeth Browning

I flung' closer to his breast, / As sword that, after battle, ' flings to sheath.

(archaic) To throw; to wince; to flounce.

* Helen Crocket, The Ettrick Shepherd's Last Tale

The horse flung most potently, making his heels fly aloft in the air.

(archaic) To utter abusive language; to sneer.

The scold began to flout and fling .