Lump (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
  2. a protuberance or swelling: a blow that raised a lump on his head.
  3. an aggregation, collection, or mass; clump: All the articles were piled in a great lump.
  4. a small block of granulated sugar, designed for sweetening hot coffee, tea, etc.: How many lumps do you take in your coffee?
  5. the greater part or number; a large number: The great lump of voters are still undecided.
  6. harsh criticism, punishment, or defeat: The new theory came in for some lumps when other scholars heard of it.
  7. a heavy, clumsy, and usually stupid person.
adjective
  1. in the form of a lump or lumps: lump sugar.
  2. made up of a number of items taken together; not separated or considered separately: The debts were paid in one lump sum.
verb (used with object)
  1. to unite into one aggregation, collection, or mass (often followed by together): We lumped the reds and blues together.
  2. to deal with, handle, consider, etc., in the lump or mass: to lump unrelated matters indiscriminately.
  3. to make into a lump or lumps: to lump dough before shaping it into loaves.
  4. to raise into or cover with lumps: a plow lumping the moist earth.
verb (used without object)
  1. to form or raise a lump or lumps: Stir the gravy so that it doesn't lump.
  2. to move heavily and awkwardly: The big oaf lumped along beside me.
Idioms
  1. to receive or endure hardship, punishment, criticism, etc.: Without its star pitcher, the baseball team will get its lumps today.
verb (used with object) Informal.
  1. to put up with; resign oneself to; accept and endure: If you don't like it, you can lump it.
noun
  1. a small solid mass without definite shape
  2. any small swelling or tumour
  3. a collection of things; aggregate
  4. an awkward, heavy, or stupid person
  5. punishment, defeat, or reverses
  6. the lump British
    • self-employed workers in the building trade considered collectively, esp with reference to tax and national insurance evasion
    • (as modifier)
  7. in the form of a lump or lumps
  8. a tight dry feeling in one's throat, usually caused by great emotion
verb
  1. to collect into a mass or group
  2. to grow into lumps or become lumpy
  3. to consider as a single group, often without justification
  4. to make or cause lumps in or on
  5. to move or proceed in a heavy manner
verb
  1. to tolerate or put up with; endure (in the phrase lump it)
Lump (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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