clump

clump  (klmp)

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.

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[Probably Low German klump, from Middle Low German klumpe, cluster of trees.]

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clumpy adj.

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clump

Noun

1. a small group of things or people together

2. a dull heavy tread

Verb

1. to walk or tread heavily

2. to form into clumps [Old English clympe]

clumpy 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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	clump - a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers" bunch, cluster, clustering 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" tuft, tussock - a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
	2.	clump - a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder" chunk, clod, glob, lump, ball clot, coagulum - a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid 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) clunk, thud, thump, thumping 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 clop, clunk, plunk sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	2.	clump - come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer" cluster, constellate, flock 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 clomp 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" bunch, bunch up, bundle, cluster form - assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads" agglomerate - form into one cluster

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clump

noun 1. cluster, group, bunch, bundle, shock

verb 2. stomp, stamp, stump, thump, lumber, tramp, plod, thud, clomp

Translations

clump [klʌmp] n [of trees] → grupo

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clump [klʌmp] n clump of trees → bouquet m d'arbres

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clump [klʌmp] n → Gruppe f

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clump [klʌmp] n clump of trees → folto d'alberi