Meaning

Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape..

Definitions by Sense

1. Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
2. A swelling or nodule of tissue under the skin or in an internal part of the body.
3. A group, set, or unit.
4. A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.
5. A dull or lazy person.
6. A fat person.
7. (informal, as plural) A beating or verbal abuse.
8. A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.

Example Sentences

Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps.

a lump of coal; a lump of clay; a lump of cheese

Lumps in the breasts are an indicator of breast cancer.

The money arrived all at once as one big lump sum payment.

Do you want one lump or two with your coffee?

Don't just sit there like a lump.

"Thou great Norman lump!" he muttered. "If I conjure till Doomsday, I cannot make thee gold."

He's taken his lumps over the years.

Word Forms

• lumps
• lumping
• lumped

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When Should You Use Lump?

Use lump when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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