Hypertext Webster Gateway: "slum"
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) 1.7 (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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