lump
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2.0
- noun
- /lʌmp/
- Like a lump of frozen Play-Doh.
- a lump of sugar
- a lump of clay
- a lump of matter
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Watch on YouTubeThat's like one big lump of suet or something, right?
- That's like one big lump of suet or something, right?
- Keep brushing until there's no bumps, no lumps, no curls, no flyaways.
- Now the point about graphene is that graphene, this is a lump of graphite.
- They were taking away a lump of gold and giving back a lump of coal.
- It's a much thicker silk, can't see any lumps or bumps or anything underneath.
- You should end up with a very clean bowl and a nice lump of sugar paste mixture.
- So you can really kind of iron out those, those lumps if you have lumps.
- But as soon as you are told, yes, that lump of green is a pony corn.
- Can you imagine on two big lumps like that?
- What the That looks like a lump of poo.
Examples
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I give them a lump of coal.
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How do you tell a lump of coal from a snowball?
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Um, would sir like one lump or two with his tea?
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I put an extra lump in.
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Then you have that lump in the middle.
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Get a big lump of whipped cream on it and a nice red cherry.
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You should end up with a very clean bowl and a nice lump of sugar paste mixture.
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It was full of potato like lumps that rolled about.
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"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
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1.0
A solid round mass of material, like yarn or clay
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2.4
A fairly large piece of something, often food or solid material
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2.5
A raised swelling on the body after a hit
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2.9
A large amount of material that has no clear shape
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2.5
A large piece of food that has no clear shape
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3.0
A small group of things like plants or soil that grow close together
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3.0
A hard lump in wood, muscle, or yarn
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3.2
A rounded swelling that sticks out from a surface
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3.2
A small soft lump of material pressed together
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4.8
A small thick sticky piece of something like honey or paint
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7.0
A small round lump on a plant or inside the body
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4.6
A lump of earth or clay from the ground
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2.3
A small rounded lump on something like a tree branch or bone
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9.9
A thick lump of sticky stuff like glue
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7.2
A small round drop of liquid
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2.8
A small rounded lump of paint that sits on a surface
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7.9
A small soft lump of sticky, wet material
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9.8
A small round object like a marble or bead
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9.9
A thick lump that forms when a liquid, like blood, becomes more solid
Idioms
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4.9
A tight, uncomfortable feeling in the throat when you feel very sad or nervous and want to cry
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.7
A single large payment that you get all at once instead of in smaller parts
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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.