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lump

/lʌmp/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
  2. A group, set, or unit.
  3. A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.
  4. A dull or lazy person.
  5. (as plural) A beating or verbal abuse.
  6. A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
  7. 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).
  8. To bear a heavy or awkward burden; to carry something unwieldy from one place to another.
  9. To hit or strike (a person).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data