lump

CEFRB2

/lʌmp/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small solid mass without a particular shape.

  2. 02

    verb

    To put different people or things together as one group.

Examples

  • Please put a lump of sugar in my coffee.

  • One lump of sugar, please.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A group, set, or unit.

  2. A swelling or nodule of tissue under the skin or in an internal part of the body.

  3. Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.

More examples

In context

  • Lumps in the breasts are an indicator of breast cancer.

  • Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps.

  • a lump of coal; a lump of clay; a lump of cheese

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

When I stirred the paint, I found a hard blank of dried pigment in the bottom of the can.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English lumpe, from a Germanic base akin to Proto-Germanic *limpaną (“to glide, go, hang loosely”). Compare Dutch lomp (“rag”), German Low German Lump (“rag”), German Lumpen (“rag”) and Lump (“ragamuffin”).