Meaning of the word lump in English

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lump

US /lʌmp/

UK /lʌmp/

a compact mass of a substance, especially one without a definite or regular shape

Example:

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There was a small lump in the dough.

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She felt a lump in her throat.

Synonym:

clump mass hunk chunk gobbet

a heavy, clumsy, or slow-witted person

Example:

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He's a bit of a lump, but he means well.

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Don't just sit there like a lump, help me out!

Synonym:

clod oaf dolt booby lummox

to deal with or consider (a number of different things or people) as a single group or unit

Example:

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We can lump all these expenses together.

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Don't lump me in with those people.

Synonym:

group combine merge bundle pool

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lump sum