/ Dictionary / Index S slum: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: slum Pronunciation: (slum), [key] — n., v., slummed, slum•ming. —n. Often,a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people. any squalid, run-down place to live. —v.i. to visit slums, esp. from curiosity. to visit or frequent a place, group, or amusement spot considered to be low in social status. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: slum (Thesaurus) sluit slumber Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language