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LUMP
ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk
(noun) a compact mass; “a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder”
hunk, lump
(noun) a large piece of something without definite shape; “a hunk of bread”; “a lump of coal”
lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk
(noun) an awkward stupid person
swelling, puffiness, lump
(noun) an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
collocate, lump, chunk
(verb) group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
lump, chunk
(verb) put together indiscriminately; “lump together all the applicants”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lump (plural lumps)
Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
A group, set, or unit.
A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.
A dull or lazy person.
(informal, as plural) A beating or verbal abuse.
A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
A kind of fish, the lumpsucker.
(obsolete, slang) Food given to a tramp to be eaten on the road.
Hyponyms
• nubble
Verb
lump (third-person singular simple present lumps, present participle lumping, simple past and past participle lumped)
(transitive) To treat as a single unit; to group together in a casual or chaotic manner (as if forming an ill-defined lump of the items).
(transitive) To bear a heavy or awkward burden; to carry something unwieldy from one place to another.
(transitive, slang) To hit or strike (a person).
Anagrams
• Plum, plum
Source: Wiktionary
Lump, n. Etym: [Cf. OD. lompe piece, mass. Cf. Lunch.]
1. A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore. " A lump of cheese." Piers Plowman. " This lump of clay." Shak.
2. A mass or aggregation of things.
3. (Firearms)
Definition: A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel. In the lump, In a lump, the whole together; in gross. They may buy them in the lump. Addison.
– Lump coal, coal in large lumps; -- the largest size brought from the mine.
– Lump sum, a gross sum without a specification of items; as, to award a lump sum in satisfaction of all claims and damages.
Lump, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lumped; p. pr. & vb. n. Lumping.]
1. To throw into a mass; to unite in a body or sum without distinction of particulars. The expenses ought to be lumped together. Ayliffe.
2. To take in the gross; to speak of collectively. Not forgetting all others, . . . whom for brevity, but out of no resentment you, I lump all together. Sterne.
3. To get along with as one can, although displeased; as, if he does n't like it, he can lump it. [Law]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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