lump
/lʌmp/ verb C2- To treat as a single unit; to group together in a casual or chaotic manner (as if forming an ill-defined lump of the items). · People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different creatures.
- To bear (a heavy or awkward burden); to carry (something unwieldy) from one place to another.
- To burden (someone) with an undesired task or responsibility.
- To hit or strike (a person).
- To form a lump or lumps.
He/she/it lumps · Past lumped · Past participle lumped · -ing form lumping
Verb forms
- Base form
- lump
- He/she/it
- lumps
- Past
- lumped
- Past participle
- lumped
- -ing form
- lumping
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Yes, this self, of whom I thought so much, of whom I was so proud, who had appeared so worthless in the dungeons of the Château d’If, and whom I had succeeded in making so great, will be but a lump of clay tomorrow.
They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed it.
A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily.
He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and digging down, came to the lump of gold, and stole it.
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