Word Frequency
lump1 (lʌmp
)
Definitions
noun
- a small solid mass without definite shape
- (pathology) any small swelling or tumour
- a collection of things; aggregate
- (informal) an awkward, heavy, or stupid person
- plural (US, informal) punishment, defeat, or reverses ⇒
he took his lumps
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See the lump
- modifier in the form of a lump or lumps ⇒
lump sugar
verb
- tr often foll by together to collect into a mass or group
- intr to grow into lumps or become lumpy
- tr to consider as a single group, often without justification
- tr to make or cause lumps in or on
- intr often foll by along to move or proceed in a heavy manner
Word Origin
C13: probably related to early Dutch lompe piece, Scandinavian dialect lump block, Middle High German lumpe raglump2 (lʌmp
)
Definitions
verb
- tr (informal) to tolerate or put up with; endure (in the phrase lump it)
Word Origin
C16: origin uncertainTranslations for 'lump'
- British English: lump A lump is a solid piece of something....a lump of coal.lʌmp NOUN
- Arabic: كُتْلَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: monteforma de monte
- Chinese: 块
- Croatian: hrpa
- Czech: hrouda
- Danish: luns
- Dutch: klont
- European Spanish: bulto
- Finnish: möykky
- French: morceau
- German: Klumpen Klumpen
- Greek: σβώλος
- Italian: blocco
- Japanese: 塊
- Korean: 덩어리
- Norwegian: klump
- Polish: grudka
- Portuguese: pedaço
- Romanian: bloc blocuri
- Russian: кусок
- Spanish: bulto
- Swedish: klump
- Thai: ก้อน
- Turkish: iri parça
- Ukrainian: грудка
- Vietnamese: cụckhối
Example Sentences Including 'lump'
- dbappleton was given a lump sum retainer from which it was supposed to manage the committee expenses.canada.com (2004)
A lump of writhing darkness, where his mother should be--- Then Touchstone slapped him on the back.LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
Even if you're willing to shell out the hefty lump sum, most new developments have additional restrictions.Globe and Mail (2003)
Should you hang on to your property long enough to pay off the mortgage, you will end up with a tidy lump sum yield.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The mantles have then been blasted away by collisions in space, leaving behind a lump of metal.New Scientist (1999)
The only party which does not receive the full £48,000 lump sum is Robert McCartney's United Kingdom Unionists.Belfast Telegraph (2003)
There was an actual, physical lump in her throat which made it impossible.The Quest for K
There was something vaguely degrading about being traded for a lump of rock.TREASON KEEP (2001)
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