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clump(1) (iou)



clump noun. ME.
[Partly from Middle Low German klumpe (Low German klump) rel. to Middle Dutch klompe (Dutch klomp) lump, mass, & CLUMPER, CLAMP noun2, CLUB noun; partly imit.]
A compact shapeless mass, a heap, a lump. ME.
E. Garrett A baker gave me a clump o' bread.
b. spec. An agglutinated mass of blood cells, bacteria, etc. L19.
A cluster or compact group of or of trees, shrubs, or other growing things, or (transf.) buildings, people, etc. L16.
V. Woolf The fine clump of St John's wort that grew beside it. A. Carter Discontented tradespeople stood in fretful clumps in the street.
More fully clump-sole. A thick extra sole on a shoe. M19.
A heavy blow. colloq. L19.
A noise of a heavy step or tread, a non-resonant sound as of a heavy blow. Cf. CLAMP noun3, CLOMP noun. L19.
W. Boyd Acutely aware of the clump of his boots on the wood.
In pl. A game in which two teams try to guess an agreed word. L19.
clumpish adjective heavy and clumsy L17.
clumpy adjective forming clumps; having many clumps; clumpish: E19.