lump
/lʌmp/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
- (as plural) A beating or verbal abuse.
- A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
- 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).
- To bear a heavy or awkward burden; to carry something unwieldy from one place to another.
- To hit or strike (a person).
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