to clump
7
4.4
- verb
- /klʌmp/
:
agruparse
- The deep-level clouds appeared to clump together, without moving north or south, as the upper clouds did.
- clump together
It starts flying off and then it clumps into a satellite.
- It starts flying off and then it clumps into a satellite.
- And he found this little group that was clumped up on top of this iceberg.
- It burns my eyes, it smudges everywhere, it clumps up and gets my contact lenses.
- But structure began to form and gas began to clump.
- As the universe expands and matter and it cools, dark matter starts to clump and it forms structures.
- But it could actually be that dark matter can clump together and form things the size of planets.
- The larger Lambda, the faster space expands and the harder it is for matter to clump, so there'll be fewer stars.
- I'm going to run it through my lashes first just so the knot will like clump together.
- The problem was last year people clumped NFTS as all NFTS.
- It doesn't kind of, you know, clump, clump together like heavy soil wood.
Examples
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But the gas clouds eventually begin to clump and form stars.
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Now I want you folks to all clump in here close together.
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It's probably just a school of mackerel or something, all clumped together.
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Dozens of cigarette butts clumped in the dirt at the base of the pole.
Fiction book (1996) -
The girls were clumped together like a wildflower bouquet at Miss Blumenthal's hip, their eyes wide.
Fiction book (2000) -
The children began to clump together when they saw the ice cream truck approaching.
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As the storm intensified, the dark clouds started to clump above the city.
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The athletes began to clump at the starting line, preparing for the race ahead.
Synonyms
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1.0
Bring people, things, or information together in one place
278
2.3
To press things together so they take less space
175
1.6
To move many people or animals into a small space
74
2.0
To move together in large numbers
61
6.1
To put different people or things together as if they are the same
50
2.9
To tie things together
41
3.5
To come together in a small group or make people do the same
30
1.2
To gather things or people into a group
8
3.3
To gather closely into a tight group
5
3.1
To move or bring close together to form a small group
5
7.8
To press people or things together into a small space
2
3.0
To stand or move closely in a group
2
3.0
To press things so they fit more tightly together
1
8.4
To join together to form a mass or cluster
1
9.9
To form small clumps from tiny particles in a liquid
1
9.6
Come together into a group like stars that form a shape in the sky
To stick together and form clumps, as cells or particles
To bring people or things together into a group
To gather different things into one group
To form into a round ball
Antonyms
How Close
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clump as a verb 'to gather' comes from the same idea as the noun clump or lump, when things join into one heavy mass, so to clump is to come together into a close group.