lump

[lump]

If it's hard to determine its shape and otherwise looks like a big blob of something, it's probably safe to call it a lump.

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A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore.

Noun
a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"

Noun
a large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal"

Noun
an awkward stupid person

Noun
abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement

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

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Verb
put together indiscriminately; "lump together all the applicants"

n.
A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore.

n.
A mass or aggregation of things.

n.
A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.

v. i.
To throw into a mass; to unite in a body or sum without distinction of particulars.

v. i.
To take in the gross; to speak of collectively.

v. i.
To get along with as one can, although displeased; as, if he does n't like it, he can lump it.

Lump

Lump , n. [Cf. OD. lompe piece, mass. Cf. Lunch.] 1. A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore. " A lump of cheese." Piers Plowman. " This lump of clay." Shak. 2. A mass or aggregation of things. 3. (Firearms) A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel. In the lump, In a lump, the whole together; in gross.
They may buy them in the lump.
-- Lump coal, coal in large lumps; -- the largest size brought from the mine. -- Lump sum, a gross sum without a specification of items; as, to award a lump sum in satisfaction of all claims and damages.

Lump

Lump, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lumped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lumping.] 1. To throw into a mass; to unite in a body or sum without distinction of particulars.
The expenses ought to be lumped together.
2. To take in the gross; to speak of collectively.
Not forgetting all others, . . . whom for brevity, but out of no resentment you, I lump all together.
3. To get along with as one can, although displeased; as, if he does n't like it, he can lump it. [Law]

A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore.

To throw into a mass; to unite in a body or sum without distinction of particulars.

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Usage Examples

Baseball is a rookie, his experience no bigger than the lump in his throat as he begins fulfillment of his dream.

I had been feeling a little rum. I didn't think it was anything serious because years ago I felt a lump and it was benign. I assumed this would be too. It kind of takes the wind out of your sails, and I don't know what the future holds, if anything.

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Other Usage Examples

A guy is a lump like a doughnut. So, first you gotta get rid of all the stuff his mom did to him. And then you gotta get rid of all that macho crap that they pick up from beer commercials. And then there's my personal favorite, the male ego.

My mom's the one I look up to for everything. I feel like I'm a lump of clay and she's moulding me into a woman.

A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness.