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slum |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slum \Slum\, v. i. To visit or frequent slums, esp. out of curiosity, or for purposes of study, etc [Colloq.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slum \Slum\, n. [CF. {Slump}, n.] 1. A foul back street of a city, especially one filled with a poor, dirty, degraded, and often vicious population; any low neighborhood or dark retreat; -- usually in the plural; as Westminster slums are haunts for theives. --Dickens. 2. pl (Mining) Same as {Slimes}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: slum adj : (of housing or residential areas) indicative of poverty; "a slummy part of town"; "slum conditions" [syn: {slummy}, {slum(a)}] n : a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions [syn: {slum area}] v : visit slums for entertainment or out of curiosity
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