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noun

ˈləmp How to pronounce lump (audio)
Definition of lumpnext
1
as in chunk
a small uneven mass she dumped a lump of clay on the table and started to sculpt

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2
as in swelling
a small rounded mass of swollen tissue I got a good-sized lump on my head from that fall

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as in tumor
an abnormal mass of tissue advised by her doctor to examine her breasts regularly for unusual lumps

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as in defeat
failure to win a contest you can't win all the time, so learn to take your lumps in stride

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as in idiot
a stupid person gazed disgustedly at the lump her daughter had married

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as in hulk
a big clumsy often slow-witted person standing next to those ballet dancers, with their graceful way of moving, I felt like a lump

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lump

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verb

1
as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place when we lumped all of our pocket change together, we found that we had just enough a buy a carton of ice cream

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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily while I was on crutches, I was lumping about the house like an elephant

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lump

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adjective

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Recent Examples of lump
Noun
The advertised jackpot is enormous, but after the lump-sum haircut, taxes and fees, the take‑home number is much lower. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 His nearly fatal ordeal began when a seemingly harmless lump on his cheek continued to grow. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
Abdul El-Sayed, the front-runner in Michigan’s Democratic primary for Senate, is sometimes lumped together with other rising stars on the left. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 31 July 2026 Intellectually and temperamentally, the Frenchmen were a diverse group, forever being lumped together and divided up under various shifting labels—Marxism, psychoanalysis, structuralism, poststructuralism, postmodernism. — Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
Adjective
This means making sure you get paid for all your unused vacation time or PTO, and, if applicable, understanding the options for your company stock and pension (for example, single life, lump sum, or joint with survivor). — Nathan Bachrach and Amy Wagner, Cincinnati.com, 4 Feb. 2020 States under the total lump sum block-grant model would be required to keep health service spending at a level of at least 80% of the target. — Stephanie Armour, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2020 See All Example Sentences for lump
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lump
  1. chunk
  2. swelling
  3. tumor
  4. defeat
  5. moron
  6. hulk
  7. collect
  8. shuffle
Noun
  • Expect Black to play a good chunk of snaps Thursday to solidify his standing after San Francisco drafted him in the third round, calling him the second-best running back in the draft despite being the third off the board.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Fujiyama spent a chunk of our interview talking up investments in Europe’s defense sector, where Carlyle sees a €9 trillion opportunity.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of chunk
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  • Hydrostatic pressure – the force water naturally exerts against the body – may also help reduce mild swelling in the legs and support healthy circulation during exercise.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • WeWhale said the fin has a rich blood supply and helps the animal regulate its body temperature, meaning the wounds could lead to tissue damage, swelling or infection.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of swelling
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  • Merck and Moderna’s success with a personalized cancer vaccine designed to keep melanoma at bay opens a ​new avenue of treatment that doctors hope will work against many types of tumors.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Moderna's mRNA vaccine — used in combination with Merck's cancer immunotherapy drug Keytruda — is built from a patient's own tumor, which has its own genetic sequence, so each dose is personalized.
    — Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • Ultimately, Jacksonville State’s physicality should overwhelm FIU on both sides of the ball, resulting in an ugly defeat for the Panthers.
    — Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Meghan also wouldn’t be seen in public, including at Harry’s Invictus Games events, after her husband suffered a stunning and potentially costly court defeat in his invasion-of-privacy lawsuit against the Daily Mail.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of defeat
Noun
  • God help us all if some idiot, some moron, ever put you in charge.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2026
  • Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Definition of moron
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  • Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe, have dropped so low because of drought that the hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships — and even the remains of an ancient woolly mammoth — are emerging into view.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In the film, Russell wants a hulk of a man but doesn’t care about money, while Monroe transparently is looking for a man who can fuel her desire for diamonds.
    — Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
Definition of hulk
Verb
  • Gauld subbed into the match in the 58th minute before collecting his first assist in his fourth appearance of the season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The Dream had a chance to win when Reese collected an offensive rebound with the score tied in the final seconds of regulation.
    — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of collect
Verb
  • Canden Arciniega shuffled on the hot granite terrace on a mid-August morning, counting the names on her list.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Keeping your eye on Bredeson is as hard as tracking a ball beneath shuffling cups.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
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