Lump - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement (syn: swelling)
- an awkward stupid person (syn: clod, gawk, goon, lout, lubber, lummox, oaf)
- a large piece of something without definite shape (syn: hunk)
verb
Extra examples
He got a lump on his head after bumping into the doorway.
They used to buy ten kilos of beef in one lump.
I've got a lump on my shoulder.
Howard had to have cancer surgery for a lump in his chest.
He had taken a lot of lumps growing up in the city.
He lumped down again and stared before him stupidly.
I earned sixteen shillings a week by lumping in the docks.
Whether we like him or lump him, he is master of the situation.
Strain the custard to remove lumps.
Melt a lump of butter in your frying-pan.
You should never ignore a breast lump.
One lump or two?
He's a big fat lump.
You can't lump the symptoms together and blame them all on stress.
The danger is that people who pay their bills on time will be lumped in with those that don't.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: lump
he/she/it: lumps
present participle: lumping
past tense: lumped
past participle: lumped
singular: lump
plural: lumps
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