Associations to the word «Clump»

Wiktionary

CLUMP, noun. A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
CLUMP, noun. A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.
CLUMP, noun. A dull thud.
CLUMP, noun. The compressed clay of coal strata.
CLUMP, verb. (transitive) To form clusters or lumps
CLUMP, verb. (transitive) To gather into thick groups
CLUMP, verb. (intransitive) To walk with heavy footfalls.
CLUMP BLOCK, noun. (nautical) a thick, strong single block
CLUMP BLOCKS, noun. Plural of clump block
CLUMP UP, verb. To become clumpy, to form into a clump

Dictionary definition

CLUMP, noun. A grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers".
CLUMP, noun. A compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder".
CLUMP, noun. A heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects).
CLUMP, verb. Make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground.
CLUMP, verb. Come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer".
CLUMP, verb. Walk clumsily.
CLUMP, verb. Gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.