Lump - English meaning

noun

A whole formed by combining several separate elements.

Usage examples:

The council was an aggregate of three regional assemblies

adjective

Formed or calculated by the combination of several separate elements; total.

Usage examples:

The aggregate amount of grants made

verb

Form or group into a class or cluster.

Usage examples:

Socio-occupational groups aggregate men sharing similar kinds of occupation

noun

A solid or hollow spherical or egg-shaped object that is kicked, thrown, or hit in a game.

Usage examples:

A cricket ball

verb

(in cricket) a delivery of the ball by the bowler to the batsman.

Usage examples:

His half century came off only forty balls

noun

A formal social gathering for dancing.

Usage examples:

Anne danced with the captain at a fancy-dress ball

noun

A small piece, part, or quantity of something.

Usage examples:

Give the duck a bit of bread

verb

Past of bite.

verb

Put a bit into the mouth of (a horse).

Usage examples:

However, they can experience behavioral problems when ridden, many coming back to bad experiences w…

verb

Mix (a substance) with another substance so that they combine together.

Usage examples:

Blend the cornflour with a tablespoon of water

noun

A mixture of different substances or other things.

Usage examples:

The chutney is a blend of bananas, raisins, and ginger

noun

Mix together different elements

noun

A large solid piece of hard material, especially rock, stone, or wood, typically with flat surfaces on each side.

Usage examples:

A block of marble

verb

Make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible.

Usage examples:

The narrow roads were blocked by cars

verb

Obstruct

noun

A small rectangular block typically made of fired or sun-dried clay, used in building.

Usage examples:

Mud and wattle or sun-dried bricks are used in house building in rural areas; well-off families may…

verb

Block or enclose with a wall of bricks.

Usage examples:

The doors have been bricked up

noun

A number of things, typically of the same kind, growing or fastened together.

Usage examples:

A bunch of grapes

verb

Collect or fasten into a compact group.

Usage examples:

She bunched the needles together

noun

A number of things of the same type fastened or closely grouped together, or any particular group of things or people

Usage examples:

We ate a whole bunch of grapes., they’re a nice bunch of people., infml i’ve got a bunch of things …

noun

A thick, solid piece of something.

Usage examples:

Huge chunks of masonry littered the street

verb

Divide (something) into chunks.

Usage examples:

Chunk four pounds of pears

verb

Move with or make a muffled, metallic sound.

Usage examples:

The door chunked behind them

noun

A lump of earth or clay.

Usage examples:

Frost is essential for breaking up clods into manageable sizes

noun

A small group of trees or plants growing closely together.

Usage examples:

A clump of ferns

verb

Another term for clomp.

noun

A group, esp. of plants

Usage examples:

Small clumps of hardy grass had sprung up between the rocks., he clumped up the steps., [ t ] in ou…

noun

A group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together.

Usage examples:

Clusters of creamy-white flowers

verb

Form a cluster or clusters.

Usage examples:

The children clustered round her skirts

verb

To form or gather together

Usage examples:

All his grandchildren clustered around him., dense clusters of delicate pink blossoms, this section…

verb

Come together to form one mass or whole.

Usage examples:

The puddles had coalesced into shallow streams

verb

To combine into a single group or thing

Usage examples:

[ i ] the theory is that galaxies coalesced from smaller groupings of stars.

verb

Bring or gather together (a number of things).

Usage examples:

He went round the office collecting old coffee cups

adjective

(of a phone call) paid for by the person receiving it.

Usage examples:

A collect call

adverb

(with reference to making a phone call) in a way that is paid for by the person receiving it.

Usage examples:

I called my mother collect

verb

Join or merge to form a single unit or substance.

Usage examples:

Combine the flour with the margarine and salt

noun

A group of people or companies acting together for a commercial purpose.

Usage examples:

One of the world's biggest food and personal products combines

verb

Harvest (a crop) by means of a combine harvester.

Usage examples:

He combined ten acres of linseed

noun

The action or power of focusing all one's attention.

Usage examples:

She was frowning in concentration

noun

A close gathering of people or things.

Usage examples:

The island has the greatest concentration of seabirds in the north-west

noun

A large amount of something in the same place

Usage examples:

[ c ] there’s a heavy concentration of poor and elderly in the district., he had a look of intense …

noun

A thing consisting of a number of different and distinct parts or items that are grouped together.

Usage examples:

The earth is a specialized conglomerate of organisms

adjective

Relating to a conglomerate, especially a large corporation.

Usage examples:

Conglomerate firms

verb

Gather together into a compact mass.

Usage examples:

Atoms which conglomerate at the centre

verb

Make (something) physically stronger or more solid.

Usage examples:

The first phase of the project is to consolidate the outside walls

verb

Form into a solid mass or whole

verb

To bring together or unite things that were separate

Usage examples:

[ i ] our offices had been spread among three buildings, and then we consolidated into one new high…

noun

A symmetrical three-dimensional shape, either solid or hollow, contained by six equal squares.

Usage examples:

What is the surface area of a 2 cm cube?

verb

Raise (a number or value) to its cube.

Usage examples:

Cube the deviations from the mean

noun

A solid object with six square sides of equal size

Usage examples:

The cube of 2 (= 2 x 2 x 2) is 8.

verb

Press against (something) lightly several times with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it or to apply a substance.

Usage examples:

He dabbed his mouth with his napkin

noun

A small amount of something.

Usage examples:

She licked a dab of chocolate from her finger

noun

A small, commercially important flatfish found chiefly in the north atlantic.

Usage examples:

Even though this rig is especially good for gurnards, it also proves superbly successful for dabs, …

noun

A large, shapeless mass of something, especially soft food.

Usage examples:

Great dollops of cream

verb

Add (a large mass of something) casually and without measuring.

Usage examples:

She stopped him from dolloping cream into his coffee

noun

A small amount of a substance

Usage examples:

A dollop of whipped cream

verb

Join or blend to form a single entity.

Usage examples:

Intermarriage had fused the families into a large unit

noun

A safety device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current exceeds a safe level.

Usage examples:

If the demand for electrical current exceeds the safety level, a fuse opens once and must be replac…

verb

Fit a fuse to (a bomb, shell, or mine).

Usage examples:

The bomb was fused to go off during a charity performance

noun

A lump of a semi-liquid substance.

Usage examples:

Thick globs of mozzarella cheese

noun

A lump of a viscous or slimy substance.

Usage examples:

A gob of phlegm

verb

Spit.

Usage examples:

It implies not gobbing on passersby, not binge drinking while getting pregnant at the age of 12, no…

noun

An american sailor.

noun

A piece or lump of flesh, food, or other matter.

Usage examples:

A torn-off gobbet of flesh

noun

A small piece or lump of something, especially food

noun

A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.

Usage examples:

A group of boys approached

verb

Put in a group or groups.

Usage examples:

Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

A number of people or things that are together or considered as a unit

Usage examples:

A group of trees, i’m meeting a group of friends for dinner., a rock/soul group, she grouped the ch…

exclamation

Used to express surprise, suspicion, triumph, etc.

Usage examples:

Ha! that'll teach you!

abbreviation

Hectare(s).

noun

The name formerly proposed by the american chemical society for the chemical element of atomic number 105 ( dubnium ), and by iupac for element 108 ( hassium ).

noun

A large piece of something, especially food, cut or broken off a larger piece.

Usage examples:

A hunk of bread

verb

Link; connect.

Usage examples:

The tap was joined to a pipe

noun

A place or line where two or more things are connected or fastened together.

Usage examples:

It was soldered so well that you couldn't see the join

noun

A rounded lump or ball, especially at the end or on the surface of something.

Usage examples:

After the glue has hardened, rub fine-grain sandpaper across the surface of both knobs, making thei…

verb

(of a man) have sex with (someone).

noun

A large body of matter with no definite shape.

Usage examples:

The sun broke out from behind a mass of clouds

adjective

Involving or affecting large numbers of people or things.

Usage examples:

The film has mass appeal

verb

Assemble or cause to assemble into a single body or mass.

Usage examples:

Both countries began massing troops in the region

verb

Combine or cause to combine to form a single entity.

Usage examples:

The merchant bank merged with another broker

verb

To combine or join together

Usage examples:

[ i ] route 9a splits off from route 9, but they merge after 5 more miles.

verb

To join together, or to be joined together, to make a larger company, organization, department, etc.

Usage examples:

The two banks denied rumours that they aim to merge., the cable company announced plans to merge it…

verb

Combine or put together to form one substance or mass.

Usage examples:

Peppercorns are sometimes mixed with other spices

noun

Two or more different qualities, things, or people placed, combined, or considered together.

Usage examples:

The decor is a fascinating mix of antique and modern

verb

To combine different substances, esp. so that the result cannot easily be separated into its parts, or to cause different substances to combine in this way

Usage examples:

[ i ] oil and water don’t mix., [ t ] mix two eggs into the flour., [ t ] he mixed the blue paint w…

noun

A rounded mass projecting above a surface.

Usage examples:

The bushes were little more than vague mounds beneath the snow

verb

Heap up into a rounded pile.

Usage examples:

Basmati rice was mounded on our plates

noun

A ball representing the earth, used as part of royal regalia, e.g. on top of a crown, typically of gold and surmounted by a cross.

Usage examples:

The importance of this conclusion to brook was that it seemed to supply evidence that there had bee…

noun

A small lump of gold or other precious metal found ready-formed in the earth.

Usage examples:

At one time, large nuggets of gold could be found lying on the earth's surface.

noun

A small, rough lump, esp. of gold

Usage examples:

A gold nugget

verb

Touch quickly and gently with the flat of the hand.

Usage examples:

He patted him consolingly on the shoulder

noun

A quick, light touch with the hand.

Usage examples:

Giving him a friendly pat on the arm, she went off to join the others

adjective

Simple and somewhat glib or unconvincing.

Usage examples:

There are no pat answers to these questions

noun

A portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole.

Usage examples:

A piece of cheese

verb

Assemble something from parts or pieces.

Usage examples:

The dinosaur was pieced together from 119 bones

noun

A part of something

Usage examples:

A piece of cake/chicken/pizza, the vase lay on the floor in pieces (= broken into small parts)., sh…

noun

A small area of still water, typically one formed naturally.

Usage examples:

The natural lake water interchanges with the pool area water, keeping it clean.

verb

(of liquid) form a pool on the ground or another surface.

Usage examples:

Sweat pooled in the hollow of my back

verb

(of two or more people or organizations) put (money or other assets) into a common fund.

Usage examples:

They entered a contract to pool any gains and invest them profitably

noun

A part of a whole.

Usage examples:

A portion of the jetty still stands

verb

Divide (something) into parts; share out.

Usage examples:

Every month you send the agency a single payment that is portioned out to each of your creditors un…

noun

Each of the parts into which something is or may be divided.

Usage examples:

A large segment of the local population

verb

Divide (something) into separate parts or sections.

Usage examples:

The unemployed are segmented into two groups

One of several parts that fit with others to make a whole

noun

A large, thick, flat piece of stone or concrete, typically square or rectangular in shape.

Usage examples:

Paving slabs

verb

Remove slabs from (a log or tree) to prepare it for sawing into planks.

Usage examples:

He slabbed the log on the two other remaining sides to make a rectangular timber

phrase

Assume.

Usage examples:

I take it that someone is coming to meet you

phrasal verb

To completely understand the meaning or importance of something

Usage examples:

I had to read the letter twice before i could take it all in., his aunt took him in when he first c…

phrasal verb

To include something

Usage examples:

A comprehensive carbon tax that took in other fuels, such as coal, would be much greener than just …

verb

Propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand.

Usage examples:

I threw a brick through the window

noun

An act of throwing something.

Usage examples:

Holding's throw hit the stumps

verb

Propel through the air

verb

Come or bring together for a common purpose or action.

Usage examples:

He called on the party to unite

verb

Join or combine

verb

To bring different groups or things together to become one, or to join together to become one

Usage examples:

[ i ] the thirteen american colonies united to form a new nation.

noun

A mass or lump of a soft material, used for padding, stuffing, or wiping.

Usage examples:

A wad of lint-free rag

verb

Compress (a soft material) into a lump or mass.

Usage examples:

Wad the strips over and over so that they ball up

noun

A number of thin pieces of something pressed together, or something pressed into a lump

Usage examples:

A wad of bills/cash, a wad of chewing gum, he wadded his towel into a ball.

noun

A piece of wood, metal, etc. having one thick end and tapering to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them.

Usage examples:

The door was secured by a wedge

verb

Fix in position using a wedge.

Usage examples:

The door was wedged open

verb

Prepare (pottery clay) for use by cutting, kneading, and throwing down to homogenize it and remove air pockets.

Usage examples:

The photo shows this as if you are facing the person wedging the clay.