Lump
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /lʌmp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lump is a noun meaning Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
Meaning
Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
More Meanings
- A swelling or nodule of tissue under the skin or in an internal part of the body.
- A group, set, or unit.
- A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.
- A dull or lazy person.
- A fat person.
- (informal, as plural) A beating or verbal abuse.
- A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
Example Sentences
Don't just sit there like a lump.
He's taken his lumps over the years.
Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps.
Do you want one lump or two with your coffee?
Word Forms
- lumps
- lumping
- lumped
Synonyms for lump
Depending on context, synonyms include gawk, clump, goon, clod, lout, ball.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include clump, clod, glob, puffiness, swelling, hunk.
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