What (who) is lumps - definition
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Lumps; Lump (disambiguation)
lumps
n. (colloq.)
punishment
to take one's lumps
lump
I. n.
1.
Shapeless mass.
2.
Bright, brilliant, clear.
3.
Lucid, clear, perspicuous, luculent, plain.
II. n.
1.
Shapeless mass.
2.
Whole, gross, aggregate.
III. v. a.
Throw into an aggregate, take in the gross.
lump
(lumps, lumping, lumped)
1.
A lump of something is a solid piece of it.
The potter shaped and squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful shape.
...a lump of wood...
They used to buy ten kilos of beef in one lump.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
2.
A lump on or in someone's body is a small, hard swelling that has been caused by an injury or an illness.
I've got a lump on my shoulder...
Howard had to have cancer surgery for a lump in his chest.
N-COUNT
3.
A lump of sugar is a small cube of it.
'No sugar,' I said, and Jim asked for two lumps.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
see also sugar lump
4.
see also lump sum
5.
If you say that you have a lump in your throat, you mean that you have a tight feeling in your throat because of a strong emotion such as sorrow or gratitude.
I stood there with a lump in my throat and tried to fight back tears...
PHRASE: Ns inflect, usu PHR after v
Wikipedia
Lump
Lump may refer to:
- "Lump" (song), a 1995 song by The Presidents of the United States of America
- Lump (compilation album), a 2000 best-of album by The Presidents of the United States of America
- Lump (dog), a dog who inspired Pablo Picasso
- The Lump, a 1991 animated short film
- Lump hammer, a sledgehammer
- Lump, a thermo-spatial unit in a lumped capacitance model of a thermal system
- Swelling (medical)
- Globus pharyngis, a "lump in one's throat"
- Clay lump, a mudbrick
- Lump of coal, a threat to misbehaving children (instead of presents at Christmas); or a bringer of warmth for the New Year
- Lump, the Ober of Hearts in Schafkopf language
- Protusion on a tool surface, also known as gall
- LUMP, a musical collaboration of Laura Marling and Tunng member Mike Lindsay
- The practice of combining sets of individuals into one classification
Pronunciation examples for lumps
1. is get lumps.
On the Menu _ Emeril Lagasse & Ty Pennington _ Talks at Google
2. come together in lumps.
gnocchi recipe _ Jason Neroni _ Talks at Google
3. lumps but clumps every night.
Quick Prep Cooking with Your Instant Pot _ Stefanie Bundalo _ Talks at Google
4. You can see these lumps.
Rosetta - to Catch a Comet _ Mark McCaughrean
5. and the smaller lumps invisible.
New Galaxy Formation Insights _ Joel Primack _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of lumps
1. You will start to see yellowish lumps (curds) forming.
2. We should be dropping lumps of concrete on their heads.
3. And, as a nurse, I knew most lumps aren‘t cancer.
4. When you‘ve got the disease you become obsessed with lumps.
5. In 2006, Diane had to undergo another general anaesthetic to remove lumps in her breasts.