Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun slum
1 sense of slum
Sense 1
slum, slum area -- (a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions)
=> city district -- (a district of a town or city)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb slum
1 sense of slum
Sense 1
slum -- (spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive; "attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century")
=> spend, pass -- (pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?")