noun Download 🔗Share Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape. Examples : "Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps." mass appearance material body thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A group, set, or unit. Examples : "The money arrived all at once as one big lump sum payment." group unit amount Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful. Examples : "Do you want one lump or two with your coffee?" food item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A dull or lazy person. Examples : ""My brother is such a lump; he spends all day on the couch watching TV." " person character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (as plural) A beating or verbal abuse. Examples : "The teacher gave the students a lump for talking out of turn. " action communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel. Examples : "The gunsmith carefully inspected the lump on the underside of the rifle barrel to ensure it was properly fitted. " part weapon technical military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kind of fish, the lumpsucker. Examples : "The biologist studied the lumpsucker, a type of fish known for its unusual suction-cup mouth. " fish Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Food given to a tramp to be eaten on the road. Examples : "During the Great Depression, many charities provided a "lump" of bread and cheese to those traveling the roads seeking work. " food aid person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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). Examples : "People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different creatures." group action thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To bear a heavy or awkward burden; to carry something unwieldy from one place to another. Examples : "The student had to lump all of his textbooks and notebooks onto his backpack to carry them home. " action work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hit or strike (a person). Examples : "The angry boy lumped his little sister on the arm. " action body human person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
