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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.Definition 2024
Lump
Lump
See also: lump
German
Noun
Lump m (genitive Lumpen or Lumps, plural Lumpen)
- cad (mean, ignoble, or dirty male person)
Usage notes
- Lump may be declined according to the strong or weak pattern. The former is more originally standard, the latter more common in general usage.
- The word is quite frequent in southern Germany and Austria; elsewhere it is not often heard.
Declension
Weak declension:
Declension of Lump
Strong declension:
lump
lump
See also: Lump
English
Noun
lump (plural lumps)
- Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group.
- Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps.
- a lump of coal; a lump of clay; a lump of cheese
- A group, set, or unit.
- The money arrived all at once as one big lump sum payment.
- A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.
- Do you want one lump or two with your coffee?
- A dull or lazy person.
- Don't just sit there like a lump.
- (informal, as plural) A beating or verbal abuse.
- He's taken his lumps over the years.
- 1994, Robert J. McMahon, The cold war on the periphery: the United States, India, and Pakistan, page 323:
- Komer admitted that the United States would probably suffer "short term lumps" as a result of Johnson's brusque decision.
- A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Hyponyms
Translations
something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group
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group, set, or unit
A small, shaped mass of sugar
External links
- lump in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- lump in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Verb
lump (third-person singular simple present lumps, present participle lumping, simple past and past participle lumped)
- To treat as a single unit; to group together.
- People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different creatures.
- 2015 February 24, Daniel Taylor, “Luis Suárez strikes twice as Barcelona teach Manchester City a lesson”, in The Guardian (London):
- Pellegrini’s decision to operate with both Edin Dzeko and Agüero in attack certainly looks misjudged bearing in mind that the first way to stop Barcelona is usually to try to crowd midfield and restrict space. Yet it would be wrong to lump all the blame on the manager’s tactics.
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Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lũmp]
Noun
lump m pers
- (colloquial, derogatory) ne'er-do-well
- (Poznań dialect) clothing