CLOMP

clump, clomp

(verb) walk clumsily

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

clomp (plural clomps)

The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly.

Verb

clomp (third-person singular simple present clomps, present participle clomping, simple past and past participle clomped)

(intransitive) To walk heavily or clumsily, as with clogs.

(transitive) To make some object hit something, thereby producing a clomping sound.

Anagrams

• compl.

Source: Wiktionary


Clomp, n.

Definition: See Clamp.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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