Meaning of Lump | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
2. A swelling or nodule of tissue under the skin or in an internal part of the body.
3. A group, set, or unit.
4. A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.
5. A dull or lazy person.
6. A fat person.
7. A beating or verbal abuse.
   informal
8. A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.
9. A kind of fish, the lumpsucker.
10. Food given to a tramp to be eaten on the road.
    obsolete, slang
11. The workhouse.
    obsolete, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“Stir the gravy until there are no more lumps.”

“a lump of coal; a lump of clay; a lump of cheese”

“Lumps in the breasts are an indicator of breast cancer.”

“The money arrived all at once as one big lump sum payment.”

“Do you want one lump or two with your coffee?”

“Don't just sit there like a lump.”

“"Thou great Norman lump!" he muttered. "If I conjure till Doomsday, I cannot make thee gold."”

“He's taken his lumps over the years.”

“Komer admitted that the United States would probably suffer "short term lumps" as a result of Johnson's brusque decision.”

“Mr. Katzenberg is now taking his commensurate lumps, particularly because contributors feel he helped disabuse donors’ concerns about Mr. Biden’s physical state.”

“You roast him [the fish] […] just like a lump.”

““A lump,” explained The Whimperer […] “is wot a kin’ lady slips youse w’en youse batter de back door. If she invites youse in and lets youse t’row yer feet unner de table, it’s a set-down. If she slips youse a lunch in a poiper bag, it’s a lump. See? […]””

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