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clump [klʌmp] n 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 vb 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.
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clump noun Translations clump1 [klʌmp] N [of trees, shrubs] → grupo m; [of flowers, grass] → mata f; [of earth] → terrón m clump2 [klʌmp] clump n 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 clump1 [klʌmp] n (of trees) → gruppo; (flowers) → macchia; (of grass) → ciuffo clump2 [klʌmp] clump2 [klʌmp] 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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