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clump (kl

mp)

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.

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

clumpy adj.

clump [klʌmp]

1. a cluster, as of trees or plants

2. a dull heavy tread or any similar sound

3. an irregular mass a clump of hair or earth

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) an inactive mass of microorganisms, esp a mass of bacteria produced as a result of agglutination

5. (Clothing & Fashion) an extra sole on a shoe

6. Slang a blow

1. (intr) to walk or tread heavily

2. to gather or be gathered into clumps, clusters, clots, etc.

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) to cause (bacteria, blood cells, etc.) to collect together or (of bacteria, etc.) to collect together

4. (tr) Slang to punch (someone)

[Old English clympe; related to Middle Dutch klampe heap of hay, Middle Low German klampe clamp², Swedish klimp small lump]

clumpy adj

clumpiness n

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.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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

clump

noun

cluster, group, bunch, bundle, shock There was a clump of trees bordering the side of the road.

verb

stomp, stamp, stump, thump, lumber, tramp, plod, thud, clomp They went clumping up the stairs to bed.

Translations

clump¹ [klʌmp] N [of trees, shrubs] → grupo m; [of flowers, grass] → mata f; [of earth] → terrón m

clump² [klʌmp]

A. N [of feet] → pisada f fuerte

B. VI to clump about → caminar dando pisadas fuertes

clump [ˈklʌmp] n

[plants] → massif f
clump of trees → bouquet m d'arbres

[hair] → touffe f

clump

(of trees, flowers etc) → Gruppe f; (of earth) → Klumpen m; a clump of shrubs → ein Gebüsch nt

(inf: = blow) → Schlag m, → Hieb m

vt (inf: = hit) → schlagen, hauen (inf)

vi → trampeln; (with adv of place) → stapfen; to clump about → herumtrampeln; (in snow, mud etc) → herumstapfen

clump¹ [klʌmp] n (of trees) → gruppo; (flowers) → macchia; (of grass) → ciuffo

clump² [klʌmp]

1. n → rumore m sordo, tonfo

2. vi to clump (about) → camminare con passo pesante

clump² [klʌmp]

1. n → rumore m sordo, tonfo

2. vi to clump (about) → camminare con passo pesante

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 덤불 guotas, grupė puduris rumpun groep klump, klynge kępa moita grup, pâlc купа skupina skupina (dreves) skupina biljaka klunga, grupp กลุ่มก้อน küme, ...kümesi 叢，簇 група дерев درختوں کا گروہ bụi cây 树丛

clump²

v clump [klamp]

to walk heavily and noisily. swaar loop يَخْطو خُطُواتٍ ثَقيلَه трополя dupat trampe; sjoske trampeln περπατώ με βαριά βήματα andar pesada y ruidosamente tümpsima با گام های سنگین و پر صدا راه رفتن tömistellä marcher à pas lourds לִפְסוֹע בִּכבֵדוּת धमाके के साथ चलना skupiti se nehézkesen megy langkah berat plampa camminare con passo pesante ドシンドシンと歩く 터벅터벅 걷다 klumpsėti slampāt jalan berdepak-depak stommelen trampe tungt, klampe ciężko stąpać caminhar a tropăi тяжело ступать dupať topotati teško gaziti klampa เดินลงส้น lap lap yürümek 以沉重的步伐行走 важко ступати شور سے چلنا bước nặng nề 用沉重的脚步行走

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