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lump

/lʌmp/noun, verb1 syllable

Lump means: an awkward stupid person.

Synonyms for lump16

noun, as in an awkward stupid person

lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, gawk

noun, as in a compact mass

ball, clod, glob, clump, chunk

noun, as in an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement

swelling, puffiness

noun, as in a large piece of something without definite shape

hunk

verb, as in group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side

collocate, chunk

verb, as in put together indiscriminately

chunk

What does lump mean?6

noun

1

an awkward stupid person

2

a compact mass“a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder”

3

an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement

4

a large piece of something without definite shape“a hunk of bread”

verb

1

group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side

2

put together indiscriminately“lump together all the applicants”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with lump?11

one syllable

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Lump in a sentence

  • You must go, like it or lump it.sundown
  • Don't just stand there like a lump, start taking notes!unknown
  • Bigots are incapable of discriminating, since they lump individuals into homogeneous groupings.mailohilohi
  • Please put a lump of sugar in my coffee.CK
  • The drama brought a lump to my throat.unknown
  • It seemed as heavy as a lump of lead.Mithridates
  • I bumped my head against the door and got a lump.unknown
  • I've got a strange lump on my left bollock.helloroto

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of lump

as a noun

plural
lumps

as a verb

past tense
lumped
present participle
lumping
third-person singular
lumps
past participle
lumped