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clump
(klŭmp)n.
1. A clustered mass; a lump: clumps of soil.
2. A thick grouping, as of trees or bushes.
3. A heavy dull sound; a thud.
v. clumped, clump·ing, clumps
v.intr.
1. To form lumps or thick groupings.
2. To walk or move so as to make a heavy dull sound.
v.tr.
To gather into or form lumps or thick groupings of.
[Probably Low German klump, from Middle Low German klumpe, cluster of trees.]
clump′y adj.
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clump
(klʌmp)n
1. a cluster, as of trees or plants
2. a dull heavy tread or any similar sound
3. an irregular mass: a clump of hair.
4. (Microbiology) an inactive mass of microorganisms, esp a mass of bacteria produced as a result of agglutination
5. (Clothing & Fashion) an extra sole on a shoe
6. slang a blow
vb
7. (intr) to walk or tread heavily
8. to gather or be gathered into clumps, clusters, clots, etc
9. (Microbiology) to cause (bacteria, blood cells, etc) to collect together or (of bacteria, etc) to collect together
10. (tr) slang to punch (someone)
[Old English clympe; related to Middle Dutch klampe heap of hay, Middle Low German klampe clamp2, Swedish klimp small lump]
ˈclumpy adj
ˈclumpiness n
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clump
(klʌmp)n.
1. a small cluster, esp. of trees or other plants.
2. a lump or mass.
3. a heavy, thumping step, sound, etc.
4. a cluster of agglutinated bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
v.i. 5. Also, clomp. to walk heavily and clumsily.
6. to gather or be gathered into clumps; agglutinate.
v.t. 7. to form into a clump; mass.
[1580–90; akin to Dutch klompe lump, mass, Old English clympre lump of metal]
clump′y, clump′ish, clump′like`, adj.
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Clump
an unshaped mass; a heap; a cluster of trees; a tuft of shrubs; a compact mass or patch of any growing plants; used figuratively. See also group, thicket.Examples: clump of bananas, 1845; of bread, 1868; of flowers; of frog-spawn, 1721; of grass; of houses, 1870; of plants, 1822; of reeds, 1766; of salt, 1767; of stitches [needlework], 1870; of trees, 1586.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
clump
Past participle: clumped
Gerund: clumping
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| Noun | 1. |  clump - a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"agglomeration - a jumbled collection or mass knot - a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"; "the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest" swad - a bunch; "a thick swad of plants" |
| 2. |  clump - a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"agglomeration - a jumbled collection or mass gob - a lump of slimy stuff; "a gob of phlegm" clew - a ball of yarn or cord or thread | |
| 3. |  clump - a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" | |
| Verb | 1. | clump - make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground |
| 2. | clump - come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer" huddle, huddle together - crowd or draw together; "let's huddle together--it's cold!" bunch, bunch together, bunch up - form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom" foregather, forgather, gather, assemble, meet - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" | |
| 3. | clump - walk clumsily walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" | |
| 4. | clump - gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist" form - assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads" agglomerate - form into one cluster |
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clump
noun
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
clump
noun1. An irregularly shaped mass of indefinite size:
Informal: hunk.
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Translations
أجَمَه، مَجْموعَة أشْجاريَخْطو خُطُواتٍ ثَقيلَه
dupatshlukskupina
gruppeklyngesjosketrampe
òyrpingplampa
pudurisslampāt
…kümesikümelap lap yürümek
clump
1 [klʌmp] N [of trees, shrubs] → grupo m; [of flowers, grass] → mata f; [of earth] → terrón mclump
2 [klʌmp]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
clump
n
vi → trampeln; (with adv of place) → stapfen; to clump about → herumtrampeln; (in snow, mud etc) → herumstapfen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
clump1
(klamp) noun a group (eg of trees or bushes).
clump2
(klamp) verb to walk heavily and noisily.
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