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lump
1[luhmp]
noun
a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape.
a lump of coal.
a protuberance or swelling.
a blow that raised a lump on his head.
an aggregation, collection, or mass; clump.
All the articles were piled in a great lump.
Also called lump of sugar.a small block of granulated sugar, designed for sweetening hot coffee, tea, etc..
How many lumps do you take in your coffee?
the greater part or number; a large number.
The great lump of voters are still undecided.
Informal.lumps, harsh criticism, punishment, or defeat.
The new theory came in for some lumps when other scholars heard of it.
Informal.a heavy, clumsy, and usually stupid person.
adjective
in the form of a lump or lumps.
lump sugar.
made up of a number of items taken together; not separated or considered separately.
The debts were paid in one lump sum.
verb (used with object)
to unite into one aggregation, collection, or mass (often followed bytogether ).
We lumped the reds and blues together.
to deal with, handle, consider, etc., in the lump or mass.
to lump unrelated matters indiscriminately.
to make into a lump or lumps.
to lump dough before shaping it into loaves.
to raise into or cover with lumps.
a plow lumping the moist earth.
verb (used without object)
to form or raise a lump or lumps.
Stir the gravy so that it doesn't lump.
to move heavily and awkwardly.
The big oaf lumped along beside me.
lump
2[luhmp]
verb (used with object)
to put up with; resign oneself to; accept and endure.
If you don't like it, you can lump it.
lump
1/ ʌ /
noun
a small solid mass without definite shape
pathol any small swelling or tumour
a collection of things; aggregate
informalan awkward, heavy, or stupid person
informal(plural) punishment, defeat, or reverses
he took his lumps
self-employed workers in the building trade considered collectively, esp with reference to tax and national insurance evasion
( as modifier )
lump labour
(modifier) in the form of a lump or lumps
lump sugar
a tight dry feeling in one's throat, usually caused by great emotion
verb
to collect into a mass or group
(intr) to grow into lumps or become lumpy
(tr) to consider as a single group, often without justification
(tr) to make or cause lumps in or on
to move or proceed in a heavy manner
lump
2/ ʌ /
verb
informal(tr) to tolerate or put up with; endure (in the phrase lump it )
Other 51Թ Forms
- lumpingly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lump1
Origin of lump2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lump1
Origin of lump2
Idioms and Phrases
get / take one's lumps, to receive or endure hardship, punishment, criticism, etc..
Without its star pitcher, the baseball team will get its lumps today.
Example Sentences
So lumping it in with school closures is a mistake.
He successfully had a lump removed from his lung.
Households with a pensioner under 80 received an annual lump sum of £200, rising to £300 for pensioners over 80.
The winner, who has not yet been revealed, can receive the full $207 million split across 30 payments over 29 years or take a lump sum payment of $92.5 million — before taxes, of course.
When it comes to soup, think of beet-centric borscht, ice-cold gazpacho with lump crab meat on top, fruit or yogurt-based soups.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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