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Webster 1913 Edition


Clump

Clump

(klŭmp)
,
Noun.
[Cf. D.
klomp
lump, G.
klump
,
klumpen
, Dan.
klump
, Sw.
klump
; perh. akin to L.
globus
, E.
globe
. Cf.
Club
.]
1.
An unshaped piece or mass of wood or other substance.
2.
A cluster; a group; a thicket.
A
clump
of shrubby trees.
Hawthorne.
3.
The compressed clay of coal strata.
Brande & C.

Clump

,
Verb.
T.
To arrange in a clump or clumps; to cluster; to group.
Blackmore.

Clump

,
Verb.
I.
To tread clumsily; to clamp.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.

Webster 1828 Edition


Clump

CLUMP

, n.
1.
A thick, short piece of wood, or other solid substance; a shapeless mass. Hence clumper, a clot or clod.
2.
A cluster of trees or shrubs; formerly written plump. In some parts of England, it is an adjective signifying lazy, unhandy.

Definition 2024


clump

clump

English

Noun

clump (plural clumps)

  1. A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
  2. A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.
    • Hawthorne
      a clump of shrubby trees
  3. A dull thud.
  4. The compressed clay of coal strata.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Brande & C to this entry?)
  5. A small group of trees or plants.

Derived terms

Translations

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  • French: (please verify)touffe f

Verb

clump (third-person singular simple present clumps, present participle clumping, simple past and past participle clumped)

  1. (transitive) To form clusters or lumps.
  2. (transitive) To gather into thick groups.
  3. (intransitive) To walk with heavy footfalls.

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. clump in Merriam-Webster's dictionary
  2. klump” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog