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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024clump /klʌmp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a small group or cluster, esp. of trees or plants.
- a lump or mass:a clump of muddy fur.
- a heavy, thumping sound, etc.:the clump of feet on the stairs.
v. - [no object] Also, clomp. to walk heavily and clumsily:His heavy boots clumped on the stairs.
- Immunologyto (cause to) be gathered into clumps;
to (cause to) form into a clump: [no object; (~ + together)]The settlers clumped (together) into little villages.[~ + object (+ together)]The towns were clumped (together) in little pockets.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024clump (klump),USA pronunciation n. - a small, close group or cluster, esp. of trees or other plants.
- a lump or mass
- a heavy, thumping step, sound, etc.
- Immunologya cluster of agglutinated bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
- a thick extra sole on a shoe.
v.i. - Also, clomp. to walk heavily and clumsily.
- Immunologyto gather or be gathered into clumps;
agglutinate.
v.t. - to gather or form into a clump;
mass.
- akin to Dutch klompe lump, mass, Old English clympre lump of metal 1580–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: clump /klʌmp/ n - a cluster, as of trees or plants
- a dull heavy tread or any similar sound
- an irregular mass
- an inactive mass of microorganisms, esp a mass of bacteria produced as a result of agglutination
- an extra sole on a shoe
- slang a blow
vb - (intransitive) to walk or tread heavily
- to gather or be gathered into clumps, clusters, clots, etc
- to cause (bacteria, blood cells, etc) to collect together or (of bacteria, etc) to collect together
- (transitive) slang to punch (someone)
Etymology: Old English clympe; related to Middle Dutch klampe heap of hay, Middle Low German klampe clamp², Swedish klimp small lumpˈclumpy adj |