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lump

lump

77 2.0
A small solid piece of something without a regular shape
  • noun
  • /lʌmp/
translation icon : trozo
  • Like a lump of frozen Play-Doh.
  • a lump of sugar
  • a lump of clay
  • a lump of matter

That's like one big lump of suet or something, right?

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Examples

  • I give them a lump of coal.

  • How do you tell a lump of coal from a snowball?

  • Um, would sir like one lump or two with his tea?

  • I put an extra lump in.

  • Then you have that lump in the middle.

  • Get a big lump of whipped cream on it and a nice red cherry.

  • You should end up with a very clean bowl and a nice lump of sugar paste mixture.

  • It was full of potato like lumps that rolled about.

  • "Take it back and put big lumps of butter on the mashed potatoes."

    Fiction book (1991)
  • He noticed a strange lump on his left arm that had not been there before.

Synonyms

ball
vslump
275 1.0

A solid round mass of material, like yarn or clay

is irregular in shape rather than spherical or round
chunk
vslump
265 2.4

A fairly large piece of something, often food or solid material

is a smaller irregular piece rather than a large portion
mass
vslump
259 2.9

A large amount of material that has no clear shape

is usually smaller and more clearly a single irregular piece
bump
vslump
118 2.5

A raised swelling on the body after a hit

is a detached piece rather than a surface swelling caused by impact
knot
vslump
62 3.0

A hard lump in wood, muscle, or yarn

is a general piece without emphasis on hard density
hunk
vslump
50 2.5

A large piece of food that has no clear shape

is a general irregular piece usually smaller and various materials
bulge
vslump
42 3.2

A rounded swelling that sticks out from a surface

is a separate piece rather than a surface protrusion
clump
vslump
39 3.0

A small group of things like plants or soil that grow close together

is a single irregular piece rather than a cluster of items
wad
vslump
16 3.2

A small soft lump of material pressed together

is a general solid piece not specifically soft or pressed
glob
vslump
15 4.8

A small thick sticky piece of something like honey or paint

is any irregular piece or mass without focus on stickiness
knob
vslump
7 2.3

A small rounded lump on something like a tree branch or bone

is a separate piece rather than a formed surface protuberance
clod
vslump
7 4.6

A lump of earth or clay from the ground

is a general piece not restricted to earth material
nodule
vslump
6 7.0

A small round lump on a plant or inside the body

is a general irregular piece rather than a biological swelling
gob
vslump
  • UK
6 9.9

A thick lump of sticky stuff like glue

is a general irregular piece without focus on slimy texture
globule
vslump
3 7.2

A small round drop of liquid

is a general irregular piece not specifically liquid
blob of paint
vslump
1 2.8

A small rounded lump of paint that sits on a surface

is a general irregular piece not limited to paint
slimeball
vslump
1 7.9

A small soft lump of sticky, wet material

is a general irregular piece not specifically slimy or viscous
coagulum
vslump
  • Specialized
9.9

A thick lump that forms when a liquid, like blood, becomes more solid

is a plain irregular piece, not necessarily formed from liquid change
bolita
vslump
  • US
9.8

A small round object like a marble or bead

is an irregularly shaped piece rather than a small round object

Idioms

A tight, uncomfortable feeling in the throat when you feel very sad or nervous and want to cry

Tell someone to accept a situation they cannot change

Accept something as it is even if you do not like it

Compounds

lump sum
  • Specialized
16 3.7

A single large payment that you get all at once instead of in smaller parts

1.6

Sugar shaped into small cubes that you put in drinks to make them sweet

How Big

mass
259 2.9
boulder
191 2.2
chunk
265 2.4
lump
77 2.0
bit
1.0
speck
66 1.3

Surface Forms

lump singular
lumps plural

Etymology

Lump comes from an old word that meant 'a small mass' or 'clump', so think of a single, irregular piece of something you can hold. So a lump of sugar or cheese is simply one compact piece.