surname, attested from late 12c., probably meaning bald head; cf. Wyclif Stye up, ballard, where Coverdale translates Come vp here thou balde heade [2 Kg.2:23-24, where God kills 42 children for making fun of Elijah's lack of hair.]
A slump is a form of mass wasting that occurs when a coherent mass of loosely consolidated materials or rock layers moves a short distance down a slope. Movement is characterized by sliding along a concave-upward or planar surface. Comments.
Slump may refer to: Slump (geology), a form of mass wasting event that occurs when loosely consolidated materials or rock layers move a short distance down a slope; Slump (sports), a period in which a player or team performs below par; Slump (economics), better known as a recession; Slump (food), a variety of cobbler