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Lump

lʌmp

Lump definitions

noun

Inflections:

lump lumps

a compact mass of a substance, especially one without a definite or regular shape

"there was a lump of ice floating in the milk"

Synonyms:
chunk wedge hunk piece mass block slab cake nugget ball brick cube dab pat knob clod dollop wad clump cluster mound concentration
- a swelling under the skin, especially one caused by injury or disease
  
  "he was unhurt apart from a huge lump on his head"
- a small cube of sugar
- a heavy, ungainly, or slow-witted person
  
  "I won't stand a chance against a big lump like you"
the state of being self-employed and paid without deduction of tax, especially in the building industry

"‘Working?’ ‘Only on the lump, here and there’"

verb

Inflections:

lump lumped lumping lumps

put in an indiscriminate mass or group; treat as alike without regard for particulars

"Hong Kong and Bangkok tend to be lumped together in holiday brochures"

Synonyms:
combine put group bunch aggregate unite pool mix blend merge mass join fuse conglomerate coalesce consolidate collect throw consider together
- (in taxonomy) classify plants or animals in relatively inclusive groups, disregarding minor variations
  
  "many arguments are based on one side lumping and the other splitting"
carry (a heavy load) somewhere with difficulty

"the coalman had to lump one-hundredweight sacks right through the house"