Definitions for lumplʌmp
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lumplʌmp(n.)
a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape:
a lump of coal.
a protuberance or swelling:
a blow that raised a lump on his head.
Category: Pathology
an aggregation, collection, or mass; clump:
All the articles were piled in a great lump.
a small block of granulated sugar, for sweetening hot coffee, tea, etc.
majority; plurality; multitude:
The great lump of voters are still undecided.
lumps,Informal. harsh criticism, punishment, or defeat.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
Informal. a heavy, clumsy, and usu. stupid person.
Category: Informal
(adj.)in the form of a lump or lumps:
lump sugar.
made up of a number of items taken together; not divided:
to pay a debt in a lump sum.
(v.t.)to unite into one aggregation, collection, or mass (often fol. by together):
We lumped the reds and blues together.
to deal with, consider, etc., in the lump or mass:
to lump unrelated matters indiscriminately.
to make into a lump or lumps.
to raise into or cover with lumps:
a plow lumping the moist earth.
(v.i.)to form a lump or lumps.
to move heavily and awkwardly.
Idioms for lump:
get or take one's lumps,to receive or endure hardship, punishment, criticism, etc.
Category: Idiom
Origin of lump:
1250–1300; ME lumpe, lomp(e); akin to early D lompe piece
lump′ing•ly(adv.)
lumplʌmp(v.t.)
Informal.to put up with; resign oneself to; accept and endure:
If you don't like it, you can lump it.
Category: Informal
Origin of lump:
1785–95; Amer.; orig. uncert.
Princeton's WordNet
ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk(noun)
a compact mass
"a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
swelling, puffiness, lump(noun)
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk(noun)
an awkward stupid person
hunk, lump(verb)
a large piece of something without definite shape
"a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal"
lump, chunk(verb)
put together indiscriminately
"lump together all the applicants"
collocate, lump, chunk(verb)
group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
lump(noun)ˈʌmp
a hard irregularly shaped piece
a lump of coal/ice/clay; too many lumps in the batter
lumpˈʌmp
a swollen or hard spot under the skin
a lump in her breast
lumpˈʌmp
the feeling in your throat when you might cry
I couldn't speak because of a huge lump in my throat.
lump(verb)ˈʌmp
to force two different ideas or things together
lawmakers who lump unpopular proposals with popular ones so that they will become law; You can't lump students of such different abilities together.
Wiktionary
lump(Noun)
Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group.
Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps.
lump(Noun)
A group, set, or unit.
The money arrived all at once as one big lump sum payment.
lump(Noun)
A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.
Do you want one lump or two with your coffee?
lump(Noun)
A dull or lazy person.
Don't just sit there like a lump.
lump(Noun)
A beating or verbal abuse.
He's taken his lumps over the years.
lump(Verb)
To treat as a single unit; to group together.
People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different creatures.
Origin: lumpe. Confer Lumpen and Lump
Webster Dictionary
Lump(noun)
a small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore
Lump(noun)
a mass or aggregation of things
Lump(noun)
a projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel
Lump(verb)
to throw into a mass; to unite in a body or sum without distinction of particulars
Lump(verb)
to take in the gross; to speak of collectively
Lump(verb)
to get along with as one can, although displeased; as, if he does n't like it, he can lump it
Translations for lump
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
lump(noun)
a small solid mass of no particular shape
The custard was full of lumps and no-one would eat it.
- stuk, klontAfrikaans
- كُتلَه، حَثْرَهArabic
- бучкаBulgarian
- caroçoPortuguese (BR)
- hrouda,žmolekCzech
- der KlumpenGerman
- klumpDanish
- εξόγκωμα, σβόλοςGreek
- grumoSpanish
- klompEstonian
- تودهFarsi
- paakkuFinnish
- grumeauFrench
- גוּשHebrew
- ढेलाHindi
- gruda, grumenCroatian
- csomóHungarian
- gumpalanIndonesian
- kökkurIcelandic
- grumoItalian
- 固まりJapanese
- (일정한 형태가 없는) 덩어리Korean
- gabalas, gumulas, gurvolisLithuanian
- gabalsLatvian
- ketulMalay
- klontDutch
- klumpNorwegian
- grudkaPolish
- ،خاكريزه ها تودهPersian
- ټوټى او خاشىPashto
- grumoPortuguese
- cocoloşRomanian
- комокRussian
- hrud(k)a, kusSlovak
- strdekSlovenian
- grumenSerbian
- klumpSwedish
- ก้อนThai
- parça, topakTurkish
- 小硬塊Chinese (Trad.)
- брила, грудкаUkrainian
- گومڑا، ڈھیریUrdu
- tảng; miếngVietnamese
- 块Chinese (Simp.)
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