1
: a piece or mass of indefinite size and shape
a lump of coal
a lump of clay
2
3
: protuberance
especially
: an abnormal swelling
came to with nothing more than a lump on his head
4
: a person who is heavy and awkward
a lump of a man
also
: one who is stupid or dull
lumped; lumping; lumps
1
: to group indiscriminately
2
: to make into lumps
also
: to make lumps on or in
3
: to move noisily and clumsily
Examples of lump in a Sentence
Noun
turning a lump of clay into a beautiful pot
He got a lump on his head after bumping into the doorway.
Verb (1)
when we lumped all of our pocket change together, we found that we had just enough a buy a carton of ice cream
while I was on crutches, I was lumping about the house like an elephant
Recent Examples on the Web
Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Labor in healthcare includes taking down medical histories, making diagnoses, lifting patients, removing lumps, palpating livers, writing notes, processing claims and comforting patients.
—Kevin Vigilante, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
If one rather pertinent piece of information is banned from credit reports, those for whom a complete credit report would enhance their capacity to borrow are potentially lumped in with those for whom a full credit report would expose a truth that the CFPB is trying to obscure.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 May 2024
The Malaysian government has offered monthly assistance to the unemployed and lump payments to workers in certain sectors.
—Matt Apuzzo, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2020
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Noun
That familiar lump of expectation coagulated in my stomach and throat.
—Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Labor in healthcare includes taking down medical histories, making diagnoses, lifting patients, removing lumps, palpating livers, writing notes, processing claims and comforting patients.
—Kevin Vigilante, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
As time went on, lumping the MCU TV and movies into the same pipeline continued to show more strain — and may have led to the departure of longtime MCU production executive Victoria Alonso.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
If one rather pertinent piece of information is banned from credit reports, those for whom a complete credit report would enhance their capacity to borrow are potentially lumped in with those for whom a full credit report would expose a truth that the CFPB is trying to obscure.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Choose from two of the following: Premium choice chateaubriand cut filet mignon, lump crab cakes, and Chilean sea bass cakes, whipped potatoes with rosemary, asparagus with red peppers and sea salt butter, and eight chocolate dipped strawberries.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 May 2024
The Malaysian government has offered monthly assistance to the unemployed and lump payments to workers in certain sectors.
—Matt Apuzzo, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2020
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“Lump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lump. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
lump
2 of 3 adjective
: not divided into parts : whole
a lump sum
lump
3 of 3 verb1
: to group together
2
: to move noisily and clumsily
3
: to form into a lump
Medical Definition
lump
noun1
: a piece or mass of indefinite size and shape
2
: an abnormal mass or swelling
presenting as a neck lump
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