clump

  • 1Clump — Clump, v. t. To arrange in a clump or clumps; to cluster; to group. Blackmore. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2Clump — (kl[u^]mp), n. [Cf. D. klomp lump, G. klump, klumpen, Dan. klump, Sw. klump; perh. akin to L. globus, E. globe. Cf. {Club}.] 1. An unshaped piece or mass of wood or other substance. [1913 Webster] 2. A cluster; a group; a thicket. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 3clump — [n1] mass of something array, batch, blob, body, bunch, bundle, chunk, cluster, clutter, gob, group, hodgepodge, hunk, jumble, knot, lot, lump, nugget, parcel, set, shock, wad; concepts 432,470 clump [n2] thumping noise clatter, clomp, galumph,… …

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  • 4clump|y — «KLUHM pee», adjective, clump|i|er, clump|i|est. 1. full of clumps. 2. like clumps. 3. heavy and clumsy …

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  • 5Clump — Clump, v. i. To tread clumsily; to clamp. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 6clump — ► NOUN 1) a small group of trees or plants growing closely together. 2) a compacted mass or lump of something. 3) another term for CLOMP(Cf. ↑clomp). ► VERB 1) form into a clump or mass. 2) another term f …

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  • 7clump — [klump] n. [< Du klomp or LowG klump: for IE base see CLUB] 1. a lump; mass 2. a mass of bacteria 3. a cluster, as of shrubs or trees 4. the sound of heavy footsteps vi. 1. to walk heavily; tramp …

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  • 8clump — index aggregate, assemblage, bulk Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 9clump — clump1 [klʌmp] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from Low German klump] 1.) a group of trees, bushes, or other plants growing very close together clump of ▪ a thick clump of grass in a clump ▪ The roses were planted in clumps across the park.… …

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  • 10clump — clump1 [ klʌmp ] noun 1. ) count a group of trees or plants growing very close together a ) MAINLY LITERARY a group of people or things very close together b ) a mass of a substance: a clump of hair/earth 2. ) singular the sound of heavy steps… …

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