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Meaning of 'clump' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Clump [ n.]
- An unshaped piece or mass of wood or other substance.
- A cluster; a group; a thicket.
- The compressed clay of coal strata.
2 . Clump [ v. i.]
- To tread clumsily; to clamp.
3 . Clump [ v. t.]
- To arrange in a clump or clumps; to cluster; to group.

Meaning of 'clump' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . clump [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a compact mass
Example in sentence:
  • a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder
Meaning (2):
- a grouping of a number of similar things
Example in sentence:
  • a bunch of trees;
  • a cluster of admirers
3 . clump [ v]
Meaning (3):
- gather or cause to gather into a cluster
Example in sentence:
  • She bunched her fingers into a fist
Meaning (4):
- come together as in a cluster or flock
Example in sentence:
  • The poets constellate in this town every summer

Nearby Words:

club club-rush club-shaped clubbable clubbed clubber clubbing clubbish clubbist clubfist

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