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clump

UK/klʌmp/ US/ˈklʌmp/ uncommon uk
noun (3) verb (4)

noun

1.

a grouping of a number of similar things

  • “a bunch of trees”
  • “a cluster of admirers”
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2.

a compact mass

  • “a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder”
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3.

a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

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verb

1.

make or move along with a sound as of a horse''s hooves striking the ground

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2.

come together as in a cluster or flock

  • “The poets constellate in this town every summer”
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3.

walk clumsily

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4.

gather or cause to gather into a cluster

  • “She bunched her fingers into a fist”
  • “The students bunched up at the registration desk”
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Origin

From Middle English clompe, from Old English clymppe, a variant of clympre (“a lump or mass of metal”), from Proto-Germanic *klumpô (“mass, lump, clump; clasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *glembʰ- (“lump, clamp”). Alternatively, possibly from Middle Dutch clompe or Middle Low German klumpe (compare German Klumpen). Doublet of klomp. Cognates include Danish klump (probably from Low German as well). Compare Norwegian Bokmål klump.

Phrases

  • clump block
  • clump up
  • Pine Clump
  • red clump

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