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

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clump¹

n clump [klamp]

a group (eg of trees or bushes). klomp أجَمَه، مَجْموعَة أشْجار група дървета/храсти skupina, shluk klynge; gruppe die (Baum-) Gruppe συστάδα grupo salk توده؛ دسته ryhmä bouquet, massif גוּש गुच्छा gruda, grumen rakás rumpun þyrping blocco, gruppo 木の茂み 숲, 덩어리 guotas, grupė puduris rumpun groep klump, klynge kępa moita grup, pâlc купа skupina skupina (dreves) skupina biljaka klunga, grupp กลุ่มก้อน küme, ...kümesi 樹叢 група дерев درختوں کا گروہ bụi cây 树丛