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clump1 nounclump2 verb clumpclump1 /klʌmp/ noun  clump1Origin: 1200-1300 Probably from Low German klump - An unwanted clump can be pulled up, and its roots and leaves dried for later use.
- Bright green lizards were scuttling over a clump of tree-roots twice as tall as Alan, and he was wide awake.
- By one of the legs is a clump of dust shaped like a sea lion with its head and neck raised.
- Crunching up the gravel drive past a clump of rhododendrons, she heard a scuffle in the undergrowth.
- Grasses gradually increase and after 10 years the appearance is mainly one of grassland with scattered clumps of tall herbs.
- It was like the first part we had was in a clump and was brown.
- Three lone boys finally started up his walk in a sullen clump, and the rest followed in a bigger clump.
► a clod/clump of earth (=a lump of earth)· The horse’s hooves kicked up great clods of earth. ADJECTIVE► dense· One, the copper flower, grows in dense violet clumps on the most polluted soils of all.· Nuclear plants are sprinkled liberally across the capital, with a particularly dense clump in the northern suburbs. ► large· Lift and divide large clumps of pond plants and marginals.· You should not see large clumps of flour in the batter.· Where the lawn had been grew a large clump you could hardly call it a copse - of coconut palms.· As we ate our meal using our fingers and large clumps of ugali, the conversation turned quite serious. ► small· I add a small clump of Java Moss and a few grains of Aquazorb, which helps to keep the water sweet.· Wild plants growing well where never before seen, and growing very well where only found in small clumps. 1[countable] a group of trees, bushes, or other plants growing very close togetherclump of a thick clump of grassin a clump The roses were planted in clumps across the park.2[countable + of] a small mass of something such as earth or mud3[uncountable] the sound of someone walking with heavy steps: I heard the clump of Ralph’s boots going up the stairs.clump1 nounclump2 verb clumpclump2 verb  VERB TABLEclump |
Present | I, you, we, they | clump | | he, she, it | clumps | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | clumped | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have clumped | | he, she, it | has clumped | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had clumped | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will clump | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have clumped |
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Present | I | am clumping | | he, she, it | is clumping | | you, we, they | are clumping | Past | I, he, she, it | was clumping | | you, we, they | were clumping | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been clumping | | he, she, it | has been clumping | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been clumping | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be clumping | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been clumping |
- Humidity causes sugar to clump.
- The three of us clumped up the steps in our heavy ski boots.
- The walls are so thin we can hear the man next door clumping about all day.
- And those watching Forcibles swung their empty stares around the nearly deserted bar, then wheeled their tight formation and clumped out.
- Galaxies, too, tend to clump together in clusters, which in turn may be parts of superclusters.
- This leads to a slightly bizarre and unconvincing fusion of musical forces which all end up clumped awkwardly together.
- When you add vinegar to milk, the small solid pieces clump together and form larger solid pieces.
to walk with heavy, noisy steps► stomp to walk with heavy steps, making a lot of noise to show that you are angry: stomp out/away/off etc: · My sister stomped out of the house, slamming the door behind her.· Kevin looked furious as he stomped into his office. "What the hell is going on here?" he yelled. ► clump to walk with slow, heavy, noisy steps, for example because you are wearing heavy shoes: clump up/about/across etc: · The three of us clumped up the steps in our heavy ski boots.· The walls are so thin we can hear the man next door clumping about all day. ► a clod/clump of earth (=a lump of earth)· The horse’s hooves kicked up great clods of earth. 1[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to walk with slow noisy stepsclump up/down/along etc The kids clumped up the stairs in their boots.2[intransitive, transitive] (also clump together) if separate objects clump together, or are clumped together, they form a group or solid mass: Hair and soap had clumped together in the drain. |