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lump 1  (lmp)
n.
1. An irregularly shaped mass or piece.
2. A small cube of sugar.
3. Pathology A swelling or small palpable mass.
4. A collection or totality; an aggregate.
5. A person regarded as ungainly or dull-witted.
6. lumps Informal
a. Severe punishment or treatment, as a beating or an unsparing criticism: take one's lumps.
b. One's just deserts; comeuppance: get one's lumps.
adj.
1. Formed into lumps: lump sugar.
2. Not broken or divided into parts: a lump payment.
v. lumped, lump·ing, lumps
v.tr.
1. To put together in a single group without discrimination.
2. To move with heavy clumsiness.
3. To make into lumps.
v.intr.
1. To become lumpy.
2. To move heavily.
Idiom:
lump in (one's) throat
A feeling of constriction in the throat caused by emotion.

[Middle English lumpe, of Low German origin; akin to obsolete Dutch lompe.]

lump 1
Noun
1. a small solid mass without definite shape
2. Pathol any small swelling or tumour
3. Informal an awkward, heavy, or stupid person
4. a lump in one's throat a tight dry feeling in one's throat, usually caused by great emotion
5. the lump Brit self-employed workers in the building trade considered collectively
Adjective
in the form of a lump or lumps: lump sugar
Verb
1. (often foll. by together)to consider as a single group, often without justification
2. to grow into lumps or become lumpy [probably related to Scandinavian dialect: block]

lump 2
Verb
lump it Informal to accept something irrespective of personal preference: if you don't like it, you can lump it [origin unknown]

Lump a great quantity; the majority.
Examples: lumps of fables, 1875; of figs, 1611; of honey, 1713; of mankind, 1674; of money, 1869; of pain, 1841; of English papists, 1650; of people, 1880; of raisins, 1611; of ships, 1781; of sorrows, 1549; of swearers, 1709.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lumplump - a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
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
2.lumplump - an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
spermatocele - a swelling on the epididymis or the testis; usually contains spermatozoa
symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
enlargement - the state of being enlarged
bloat - swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
bunion - a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe
dropsy, edema, hydrops, oedema - swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
haematocele, haematocoele, hematocele, hematocoele - swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis)
intumescence, intumescency - swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
iridoncus - swelling of the iris of the eye
lymphogranuloma - swelling of a lymph node
oscheocele, oscheocoele - swelling of the scrotum
tumidity, tumidness - slight swelling of an organ or part
3.lumplump - an awkward stupid person            
clumsy person - a person with poor motor coordination
4.lumplump - a large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal"
nodule - (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)
nugget - a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
part, piece - a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
Verb1.lump - put together indiscriminately; "lump together all the applicants"
collect, compile, accumulate, amass, roll up, hoard, pile up - get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"
2.lump - group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
group - arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?"

lump 1
lump 2
verb lump it put up with it, take it, stand it, bear it, suffer it, hack it (slang) tolerate it, endure it, brook it
Translations

lump [lʌmp] nterrón m (= fragment); trozo;
(in sauce) → grumo;
(in throat) → nudo (= swelling); bulto
vt (also: lump together) → juntar [+ persons]; poner juntos
lump [lʌmp] nmorceau m;
(in sauce) → grumeau m (= swelling); grosseur f
vt (also: lump together) → réunir, mettre en tas
lump [lʌmp] nKlumpen m;
(on body) → Beule f;
(in breast) → Knoten m;
(also: sugar lump) → Stück nt (Zucker)
vt to lump together → in einen Topf werfen;
a lump sum → eine Pauschalsumme
lump [lʌmp] npezzo;
(in sauce) → grumo (= swelling); gonfiore m
vt (also: lump together) → riunire, mettere insieme

lump
n lump [lamp]
1 a small solid mass of no particular shape The custard was full of lumps and no-one would eat it. stuk, klont كُتلَه، حَثْرَه бучка hrouda, žmolek klump der Klumpen εξόγκωμα, σβόλος grumo klomp توده kokkare grumeau גוּש ढेला gruda, grumen csomó gumpalan kökkur grumo 固まり (부정형 물체의) 한 덩어리 gabalas, gumulas, gurvolis gabals ketul klont klump grudka grumo cocoloş комок hrud(k)a, kus strdek grumen klump ก้อน parça, topak брила, грудка گومڑا، ڈھیری tảng; miếng
2 a swelling She had a lump on her head where she had hit it. knop ورَم подутина otok, boule bule die Beule καρούμπαλο, πρήξιμο hinchazón, bulto, chichón muhk برآمدگی kuhmu bosse נְפִיחוּת, גוּש गुमड़ा oteklina daganat benjolan kúla bernoccolo こぶ guzas, gumbas uztūkums; piepampums benjol bult kul guz alto umflătură шишка opuch, hrča buška otok bula คนโง่เฟอะฟะ şiş, yumru 腫塊 опух, ґуля سوجن vết u
3 a small cube-shaped mass of sugar. klont قُرْص سُكَّر бучка kostka sukkerknald der Würfelzucker κύβος ζάχαρης terrón suhkrutükk حبه قند sokeripala morceau קוּבִּייַת סוּכָּר डला kocka kockacukor gumpalan sykurmoli zolla, zolletta 角砂糖 각설탕 cukraus gabaliukas cukurgrauds ketul gula klontje sukkerbit kostka (cukru) torrão bucată de zahăr кусковой сахар kocka kocka sladkorja kocka bit ก้อนน้ำตาลสี่เหลี่ยม kesme (şeker) 方糖 грудочка شکر کی چوکور ڈلی miếng
v
(usually with together) to treat or think of as (all) alike. bymekaargooi, saamgooi يَتعامَل مع الأشْياء بِنَفس الطَّرَيقَه не правя разлика между dát dohromady slå sammen; tage under ét in einen Topf werfen βάζω μαζί, συνεξετάζω juntar ühte kampa heitma از یک قماش دانستن niputtaa yhteen mettre dans le même sac לְצָרֵף יַחַד ढेर लगाना nabacati egy kalap alá vesz menyamaratakan setja undir sama hatt (trattare senza distinzione) 一括して扱う 한 덩어리로 묶다 imti kartu, dėti neskiriant nešķirot menyatukan op aan hoop gooien under ett ta, skjære alle over én kam jednakowo potraktować unir a băga în aceeaşi oală сваливать в кучу dať dohromady zmetati v en koš skupiti behandla i klump, klumpa (bunta) ihop รวมกันเป็นก้อน aynı kefeye koymak 把...混為一淡 змішувати в купу ایک جیسا سلوک یا خیال کرنا đánh đồng với nhau ...
adj ˈlumpy
containing lumps lumpy custard. klonterig, stukkerig مُتَكَتِّل، حاثِر на бучки hrudkovitý klumpet klumpig σβολιασμένος grumoso tombuline قلمبه قلمبه kokkareinen grumeleux עִם גוּשִׁים ढेलेदार kvrgav csomós bergumpal kekkjóttur grumoso かたまりの多い 덩어리투성이의, 울퉁불퉁한 gumuliuotas, guzuotas gabalains; kunkuļains berketul-ketul klonterig klumpet, ujevn guzowaty, grudkowaty grumoso cu cocoloaşe комковатый hrudkovitý kepast zgrudvan full av klumpar, klimpig เป็นก้อน topak topak 多塊的 грудкуватий; горбкуватий گٹھلیوں بھرا vón cục 块的
n ˈlumpiness
klonterigheid تَكَتُّل، تَحَثُّر на бучки žmolkovitost klumpethed die Klumpigkeit σβόλιασμα consistencia grumosa tombulisus برجستگی kokkareisuus consistance grumeleuse גוּשִׁיוּת ढेलेदार kvrgavost csomósság gumpalan það að vera kekkjóttur l'essere pieno di grumi かたまりの多いこと 덩어리투성이임, 울퉁불퉁함 gumuliuotumas, grumstuotumas berketul-ketul klonterigheid ujevnhet guzowatość, grudkowatość cu cocoloaşe комковатость hrudkovitosť kepavost zgrudvanost klimpighet ก้อน topaklık 凹凸不平 грудкуватість گومڑے دار یا گٹھلیوں بھرا sự vón cục
lump sum
an amount of money given all at once, not in parts over a period of time. globale, ronde som, een bedrag مَبْلَغ إجْمالي глобална сума paušál engangsbeløb die Pauschalsumme εφάπαξ cantidad, suma global paušaalsumma مبلغی که یکجا پرداخت شود könttisumma somme forfaitaire סְכוּם כּוֹלֵל एक मुश्त, पिण्डराशि ukupna svota átalány(díjszabás) jumlah keseluruhan heildargreiðsla una tantum 一時払い金 일괄 총액 bendroji suma, vienkartinė išmoka pilna summa/samaksa sekali gus bedrag ineens rund sum jednorazowa wypłata, ryczałt soma total sumă forfetară единовременная плата paušál pavšalna vsota celokupna suma klumpsumma เงินก้อน toplu para 一次付清 загальна, одноразово виплачувана грошова сума اکٹھی فوری ادایگی tổng cộng
if you don't like it, *you can lump it
whether you like the situation or not, you will have to endure it. as dit hom nie aanstaan nie, kan hy dit laat bly عَلَيْكَ أن تَتَحَمَّل هذا إن شِئْتَ أم أبيْتَ примирявам се nedá se nic dělat være tvunget til at sluge den du wirst dich eben damit abfinden müssen αν δε σ' αρέσει, ξίδι, τα παράπονά σου στο δήμαρχο si no te gusta, te tendrás que aguantar pead selle alla neelama شرایط ناخواسته ای که باید تحمل کرد (jonkin) kanssa on elettävä si ça ne vous plaît pas, tant pis! תִצטָרֵך לְהָשלִים עִם זֶה ako ti se ne sviđa, ostavi eszi, nem eszi, nem kap mást harus menahankan láta sig hafa e-ð (che ti piaccia o no) いやでも我慢する nori ar ne, turėsi susitaikyti su tuo, kas yra patīk vai nepatīk, būs vien jāsamierinās suka atau tidak, tahan saja je hebt het maar te slikken det må du finne deg i! czy chcesz czy nie musisz się z tym pogodzić se não gostares, paciência că-ţi place sau nu, asta e! примириться с чем-л. nedá sa nič robiť tako je, pa če vam je prav ali ne! podneti nešto bez obzira na to da li nam se sviđa ili ne du får hålla till godo med det antingen du vill eller inte อดทน ister istemez, beğensen de beğenmesen de 勉強容忍 подобається чи не подобається - мусиш проковтнути اب جیسا بھی ہے اسے برداشت کرنا پڑیگا dù có thích hay không cũng vẫn phải chịu


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