Meaning of lump in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ləmp/

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1. Verb

   lump

   Etymology

   late 16th century (in the sense ‘look sulky’): symbolic of displeasure; compare with words such as dump and grump. The current sense dates from the early 19th century

   Definitions

   1. put together indiscriminately

   Examples

   • « lump together all the applicants »
2. 2. group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side

3. Noun

   lump

   Etymology

   Middle English: perhaps from a Germanic base meaning ‘shapeless piece’; compare with Danish lump‘lump’, Norwegian and Swedish dialect lump‘block, log’, and Dutch lomp‘rag’

   Definitions

   1. a large piece of something without definite shape

   Examples

   • « a hunk of bread »
   • « a lump of coal »
4. 2. a compact mass

   Examples

   • « a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder »
5. 3. abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
6. 4. an awkward stupid person