Definition of clump Clump

/klʌˈmp/ - [klump] - clump

We found 20 definitions of clump from 8 different sources.

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What does clump mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

clumps, clumping, clumped  

clump - walk clumsily
  clomp
  walk obtain a base on balls
clump - come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer"
  cluster, constellate, flock
  foregather, forgather, assemble, gather, meet create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
  huddle together, huddle crowd or draw together; "let's huddle together--it's cold!"
  bunch together, bunch, bunch up form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom"
clump - gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"
  bunch, bunch up, bundle, cluster
  form assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads"
  agglomerate form into one cluster
clump - make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
  clop, clunk, plunk
  sound, go appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary πŸ“˜

  • clump (n.)
    An unshaped piece or mass of wood or other substance.
  • clump (n.)
    A cluster; a group; a thicket.
  • clump (n.)
    The compressed clay of coal strata.
  • clump (v. t.)
    To arrange in a clump or clumps; to cluster; to group.
  • clump (v. i.)
    To tread clumsily; to clamp.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ξ©

  • clump
    A compact mass.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary πŸ“•

  • clump
    klump, n. a thick, short, shapeless piece of anything: a cluster of trees or shrubs: a thick sole put on in addition.β€”v.i. to walk heavily.β€”v.t. to put in a clump.β€”n.pl. Clumps, a parlour game of question and answerβ€”also Clubs.β€”adj. Clumpβ€²y, abounding in clumps: heavy. [Prob. Scand.; Dan. klump, a lump. Cf. Ger. klump, and Club.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book β›΅

  • clump
    A circular plantation of trees.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue πŸ‘…

  • clump
    A lump. Clumpish; lumpish, stupid.

Part of speech

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  • clump, verb, present, 1st person singular of clump (infinitive).
  • clump, verb (infinitive).
  • clump, noun, singular of clumps.

Pronunciation

Word frequency

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Sign Language

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