lump
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3.6
- noun
- /lʌmp/
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bulto
- Well, I've got this odd lump in the middle of my back.
- a breast lump
- a painless lump
- a small lump
So it started as a lump on this side of my neck.
- So it started as a lump on this side of my neck.
- Like I just got, I had this little sort of lump sort of just near my breast.
- And the lump, of course, turned out to be a swollen gland.
- And so anyone who feels any sort of abnormal lumps down.
- It's just silly if you went to an oncologist and said, hey, what's this lump?
- So I went for my regular checkup and they're like, you know what good news, the lump obviously was removed.
- He comes in the locker room and he goes, he goes, I got God damn lumps on my head.
- And but it got to the point where because they were so lumpy and my mom felt them and they were like hard lumps in my earlobes.
- Anyway, they found this tiny little triangle in my mouth because again, a tumorous lump grew.
Examples
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So I get in the shower and I find a lump in my left breast.
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It's just a little lump on the head.
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So it started as a lump on this side of my neck.
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Oh, well, I felt that lump move in my arm today.
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Apparently, they found another lump.
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So you'll always feel a little lump back there when you sit down.
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Hm, you really ought to get that lump on your abdomen looked at.
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I've got a lump in my throat.
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The clinical examination revealed a hard, well-defined, and mobile lump with normal skin and nipple retraction.
Academic text (2007) -
I noticed a small lump on my leg after the hike, and it felt painful to touch.
Synonyms
368
3.6
A mass of extra cells in the body that does not help it
118
2.5
A raised swelling on the body after a hit
62
3.0
A hard lump in wood, muscle, or yarn
62
1.0
A small swollen red spot on the skin often filled with pus
42
3.2
A rounded swelling that sticks out from a surface
39
1.3
A small hard bump on the skin that a virus causes
38
6.3
A small swelling in the body often near lymph glands
35
4.6
A painful swollen spot on the skin filled with pus
30
4.9
A small sac in the body often filled with fluid
7
2.3
A small rounded lump on something like a tree branch or bone
6
7.0
A small round lump on a plant or inside the body
5
8.1
A small red raised spot on the skin filled with pus
3
3.7
A raised, often painful area on the body after injury or infection
3
3.4
A growth in the body that is not cancer and does not spread to other parts
1
4.2
A small harmless lump under the skin filled with oily material from a blocked gland
1
7.9
A soft lump of fat under the skin that is not harmful
1
9.9
A growth that is not cancer and is made of normal cells from the same body part
1
4.6
A growth on the skin that may be harmless or cancerous
A small lump you can feel under the skin
A small lump under the skin that is usually harmless and made from skin cells
A small white bump on the skin when an oil gland becomes blocked
A small bump on the skin made of blood vessels and fibrous tissue that is often red or skin coloured
A swollen lump in the body caused by infection or disease
A small non-cancer lump in the skin or other tissue made of cells that fight infection
A small red spot on the skin, like a pimple
Antonyms
Idioms
7
4.9
A tight, uncomfortable feeling in the throat when you feel very sad or nervous and want to cry
Compounds
- Specialized
16
3.7
A single large payment that you get all at once instead of in smaller parts
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lump was used for any small 'mass', and this picture moved to the body: a lump is a mass you can feel under the skin. That's why a bump or swelling is called a lump.