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Webster 1913 Edition
Lump
1.
A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass;
“ A lump of cheese.” as, a
lump
of coal; a lump
of iron ore. 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.
Lump coal
, coal in large lumps; – the largest size brought from the mine.
– Lump sum
, (a)
a gross sum without a specification of items;
as, to award a
. lump sum
in satisfaction of all claims and damages(b)
a single sum paid once in satisfaction of a claim, as contrasted with the alternate choice of several payments over a period of time; – sometimes allowed, e.g., as an alternative to periodical pension payments for a lifetime.
Lump
,Verb.
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. Ayliffe.
2.
To take in the gross; to speak of collectively.
Not forgetting all others, . . . whom for brevity, but out of no resentment to you, I
lump
all together. Sterne.
3.
To get along with as one can, although displeased;
as, if he doesn’t like it, he can
. lump
it[Low]
2.
(Zool.)
The European eelpout; – called also
lumper
. Webster 1828 Edition
Lump
LUMP
,Noun.
1.
A small mass of matter of no definite shape; as a lump of earth; a lump of butter; a lump of sugar.2.
A mass of things blended or thrown together without order or distinction; as copper, iron, gold, silver, lead, tin, promiscuously in one lump.3.
A cluster; as a lump of figs. 2Kings. 20.In the lump, the whole together; in gross.
They may buy my papers in the lump.
LUMP
,Verb.
T.
1.
To throw into a mass; to unite in a body or sum without distinction of particulars.The expenses ought to be lumped.
2.
To take in the gross.