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   Clump

   /kləmp/

   

   noun

   • 1. a compacted mass or lump of something: "clumps of earth" Similar lumpclodmasswadconcentrationagglutinationagglomerationaccumulationbuildupgobbetinformal:globgob
   • ▪ a small, compact group of people: "they sat on the wall in clumps of two and three"
   • ▪ a small group of trees or plants growing closely together: "a clump of ferns" Similar clusterthicketgroupbunchcollectionassemblyassemblagetufttuffettussockmattangle
   • ▪ an agglutinated mass of blood cells or bacteria, especially as an indicator of the presence of an antibody to them.
   • 2. a thick extra sole on a boot or shoe.
   • 3. the sound of heavy footsteps. Similar stampstompstumpclomptrampplodtrudgewalk heavilylumberstumblethumpthudbangsprauchleinformal:galumph

   verb

   • 1. form into a clump or mass: "the particles tend to clump together"
   • 2. walk with a heavy tread. Similar stampstompstumpclomptrampplodtrudgewalk heavilylumberstumblethumpthudbangsprauchleinformal:galumph

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a heap or lump): partly imitative, reinforced by Middle Low German klumpe and Middle Dutch klompe; related to club2.

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